An infernal barrage of blazes continues to ravage the Los Angeles metropolitan region, where the death toll has now risen to at least 10 individuals.

While authorities have yet to identify precise causes for most of the fires, the Los Angeles Police Department apprehended one individual accused of sparking one of them. But what has become abundantly clear is that a mix of copious, dried-out vegetation and windy weather has fueled the flames and shocked an overtaxed water system.

Firefighters on Friday were hoping for a brief respite heading into the weekend, with Santa Ana winds expected to calm down temporarily — but then pick up again on Sunday.

A firefighter sets a backburn in front of the advancing Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Which fires are still burning, and are they at all contained?

As of midday Friday, five fires spanning 10 or more acres were burning, although many smaller blazes also dotted the broader Los Angeles metropolitan area.

• The Palisades Fire, which has decimated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, began on Tuesday morning and has now expanded to 20,438 acres. The blaze is only 8 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.
  
• The Eaton Fire, burning north of Pasadena, began on Tuesday night and has ballooned to 13,956 acres, with only 3 percent containment.
  
• The 771-acre Hurst Fire, ablaze in the San Fernando Valley, also started on Tuesday night and is now at 37 percent containment.
  
• The Lidia Fire, which broke out on Wednesday in the Angeles National Forest, is 75 percent contained and has burned 395 acres.
  
• A fifth largescale blaze, the Kenneth Fire, began on Thursday near the 101 Freeway in the West Hills region and has expanded to 1,000 acres and is 35 percent contained. LA police are currently investigating possible arson related to this fire and have arrested one suspect.

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