Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

Though the Palisades and Eaton fires are smaller, they rank high in structures burned. Combined, they would equal the second-most destructive California wildfire in history, with more than 9,000 structures burned, according to early Cal Fire estimates. A more detailed analysis of the total number of destroyed structures is still underway.

Chart showing structures destroyed by Los Angeles County's most destructive wildfires. Palisades Fire far exceeds damage from previous fires. The most destructive fires in Los Angeles County history

The sister of the California man who died while protecting his family home with a garden hose from the Eaton Fire recalled her final moments with her brother as she tried to get him to leave the

One of the five confirmed fatalities from the destructive Eaton Fire was identified on Wednesday morning when his family found his body on the side of the road by their home – with a garden hose still in his hand.

Destroyed homes and smoldering rubble could be seen in Altadena, California, on Wednesday, January 8, after the Eaton Fire tore through the area.Video posted by Eric’s Clocks and Watches Pasadena shows the “absolute destruction” in residential areas of Altadena.

A house in Altadena that was featured in Max's Hacks is among the properties destroyed in the Eaton Fire. The 1915 Spanish Colonial revival mansion, on East Palm Street in Altadena, burned down in the fire,