At least two people are dead, hundreds of buildings have burned and tens of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents remain under evacuation orders.

Strong winds that sent wildfires ripping through the mountains and foothills around Los Angeles fed a spectacle of smoke, flames and flight. Here's a look at some of the powerful images.

Here's the latest on containment for the fires burning across Southern California as firefighters work to get the blazes under control.

A new fire — the Kenneth Fire — erupted Thursday afternoon, so far spreading across 960 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says that blaze is 0% contained.