A 960-acre brush fire sparked in the Woodland Hills area near the 101 Freeway Thursday afternoon. The Los Angeles Fire Department said that the fire was quickly burning toward the south, relatively close to homes before they were able to establish perimeter lines.

At least 10 people have been killed as a result of the wildfires, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said on Thursday.

A new wildfire has started in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles County. The Kenneth Fire sparked along the 24000 block of West Victory Boulevard Thursday afternoon. According to Los Angeles Fire Department,

Southern California suffered through multiple massive fires, with thousands escaping their homes and two deaths reported. It's expected to get worse.

Kenneth Fire map shows that the new blaze broke out in the West Hills area of Los Angeles and has spread to 960 acres. A new blaze erupted near the border between Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Thursday afternoon,

VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is moving. The color of the dots shows how recent the data is (red is today, orange yesterday, yellow two days old). Perimeter data is updated by Cal Fire twice daily.

A new fire prompted evacuations Thursday in and around Los Angeles even as firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region’s deadly and devastating wildfires.