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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — As the fire fight continues against the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire, new brush fires continue to crop up, the latest in the West Hills area.Red flag warnings are in effect and will remain in place until 6 p.m. Friday for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the 5 Freeway and 14 Freeway corridors.Here are all the wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance.- 960 acres- Mandatory evacuations- 13,690 acres- 4,000 to 5,000 structures damaged or destroyed (structures includes vehicles)- 3 deaths- 4 firefighter injuries- 1,527 fire personnel assigned- Cause of fire unknown- 19,978 acres- 2 deaths- 5,316 structures burned- 6% containment- 855 acres- 10% contained- 348 acres- 60% contained- 42.8 acres- 100% containment- All evacuation orders lifted- Structure fire encompassed two homes and brush, extended into adjacent brush- Stopped forward progress at just under 1 acre- 11 acres, contained- 30 acres, contained- 100% containment- Declared knockdown and no current threatsThe Department of Medical Examiner announced it has received notification of 10 fire-related deaths as of Thursday at 9 p.m.”The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner is working with local law enforcement and fire departments to respond to reported fatalities due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County,” read a statement.It’s unclear where each person died. Earlier on Thursday, two confirmed deaths were linked to the Palisades Fire while at least five others were linked to the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area.The department said all cases are currently pending identification and legal next of kin notification.Once that happens, the information will be posted on its website.Officials said identification could take several weeks since staff isn’t able to respond to all death locations due to the fire conditions and safety concerns.”Please also keep in mind, traditional means of identification such as fingerprinting and visual identification may not be available and will add more time for naming these decedents,” said the department.”The Department of Medical Examiner understands how important it is to identify those lost in the wildfires and is working diligently, while following safety protocols, to provide the information to the next of kin as soon as reasonably possible.”Southern California Edison said more than 300,000 people across its service territory were without power Thursday.”Some of those are from public safety power shutoffs where we have had to proactively, and in advance, turn off the power to reduce the possibility of a hazard,” explained Jeff Monford with Southern California Edison. “Another about half of them are from outages.”As people affected by the Eaton Fire lost power and faced evacuation orders, many sought refuge at hotels.Still, employees have managed to check in guests who needed a room, even when their own power went out. Some of the workers themselves have been without power for nearly two days.”First day, I had to look in my refrigerator, throw things out because maybe it’s not good anymore. So, what can I do? What can I say?” said Arcadia resident Alberto Mayo.SCE is directing customers to its website for a map of outages and information on what may be causing them.As far as when the power is returning, SCE didn’t have an estimate as of Thursday afternoon.”We cannot talk accurately about restoration times,” said Monford. “The event is so large, and truly unprecedented, that we have all the crews we have, including crews that have come in from northern California to lend a hand working to restore power.”The utility company says all lines have to be inspected before power is restored, even in case of public safety power shutoffs.”We have to make sure there’s no windborne debris stuck up in those lines that would cause a hazard if we re-energize them,” said Monford.Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the Kenneth Fire that erupted Thursday afternoon in the West Hills area, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.The blaze is holding at 960 acres with 0% containment, the VCFD said. All evacuation orders for L.A. County have been reduced to warnings and evacuation warnings in Ventura County have been lifted, the fire department said.”Approximately 400 Firefighters will remain on scene through the night, continuing to provide structure protection and knock down hot spots,” the fire department posted on social media.Ventura County fire officials say there have been no reports of any structures damaged or destroyed.ABC News contributed to this report.A map shows the perimeter of the Palisades Fire, which has burned more than 19,000 acres, is more than five times larger than the size of downtown Los Angeles.
