The fires killed one person near San Diego and destroyed several homes and a church in Malibu on Sunday.
In Los Angeles, winds were carrying embers as far as two miles, said Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Rick Dominguez. Fires scorched more than 1,200 acres (480 hectares) and firefighters "still do not have any containment on the fire and the winds are expected to continue this evening,'' Los Angeles Fire Chief Michael Freeman said at a press conference.
“We're a long way from being out of the woods here,'' Freeman said during a press conference.