January 21, 2025, 10:10 a.m. Eastern time

Here’s the latest on the Los Angeles fires.

Three brush fires broke out early Tuesday in San Diego County, forcing some evacuation orders as Southern California continued to grapple with dangerous fire conditions. The biggest of the three blazes was the Lilac fire, which has burned more than 50 acres and is growing at a moderate speed, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters largely stopped the forward progress of the other two blazes — the Pala and Riverview fires — on Tuesday morning.

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Jae C. Hong/Associated Press Howling winds increase the danger as new blazes burn near San Diego. See the latest updates from Southern California. Read more

By The New York Times The 24 Hours When L.A. Went Up in Flames Poor planning, delayed evacuations, strained resources and treacherous conditions allowed firestorms to overrun a region that thought it knew how to fight wildfires.

Philip Cheung for The New York Times Who Are the Victims of the California Fires? At least two dozen people have been reported dead in fires raging across Los Angeles. Five lived near one another in a ravaged Altadena neighborhood.

The New York Times Maps: Tracking the Los Angeles Wildfires See the latest extent of the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.

The New York Times Mapping the Damage in Altadena and Pacific Palisades Satellite analysis and on-the-ground images offer a comprehensive estimate of the damaged or destroyed buildings in the area.

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