At least 10 people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day. That could provide an opportunity for firefighters to make progress reining in blazes that have hopscotched across the sprawling region,

President-elect Donald Trump said the failure to contain the Los Angeles wildfires was "all" Governor Newsom's fault.

President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday blamed President Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the deadly wildfires raging in Los Angeles that have left at least two people dead and forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.

The finger-pointing at diversity and inclusion efforts is part of a broader push to blame liberal policies for the perception of chaos and lawlessness in blue states.

The Eaton Fire was first reported around 6:30 p.m. local time near the eastern Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, according to KTTV and CBS News. It has since set 1,000 acres ablaze and remains at 0% containment, according to Cal Fire.

The scourge of wildfires in Los Angeles and the surrounding area are the most destructive in the city’s history, and the city’s fire chief said the region was still in the midst of an “extreme weather event” as a new blaze quickly grew to 1,