Three major wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and destroyed property in the metropolitan Los Angeles area, including Orange County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
Below are recent images from the Bridge, Airport and Line fires.
Orange County, California September 10, 2024- A rabbit crosses Ortega Highway as the Airport Fire burns out of control in the Santa Ana Mountains Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Orange County, California September 10, 2024-Orange County firefighters from engine 126 battle the Airport Fire along Ortega Highway in the Santa Ana Mountains Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: Trees burn near a home during the Bridge Fire which has now scorched more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Downed electric power lines are seen in the Bridge Fire in Wrightwood, California on September 11, 2024. Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow on September 10, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking smoke. Three separate blazes have erupted around the United States’ second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
A water dropping helicopter flies into thick smoke to drop water on the approaching Line fire which engulfed a home on Pine Cove Drive Sept. 10, 2024 in Running Springs, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
A melted jeep in a residential area is seen in the Bridge Fire aftermath in Wrightwood, California on September 11, 2024. Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow on September 10, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking smoke. Three separate blazes have erupted around the United States’ second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
Orange County, California September 10, 2024- A house burns from the Airport Fire in El Cariso Village along Ortega Highway Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Orange County, California September 10, 2024-Fountain Valley firefighters battle a house fire along El Cariso Road as the the Airport Fire burns in the Santa Ana Mountains Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Sky5 view of structures destroyed by the Airport Fire near Lake Elsinore, California. Sept. 11, 2024. (KTLA)
Orange County, California September 10, 2024-Fountain Valley firefighters battle a house fire along El Cariso Road as the the Airport Fire burns in the Santa Ana Mountains Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/11: A Cal Fire bulldozer retreats as there Airport Fire overtakes Ortega highway. The Airport Fire originating from Trabuco Canyon, now makes its way through Lake Elsinore on the Ortega Freeway. The fire is now 19,000 acres and has forced evacuations to Lake Elsinore residents. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
GLENDORA, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 9: Smoke rises as the Bridge fire continues to burn on September 9, 2024 near Glendora, California. Heatwave conditions and steep slopes are fueling the expansion of the fire, which is currently mapped at 2,995 acres with 0 percent containment. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
GLENDORA, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 9: A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop at the Bridge Fire on September 9, 2024 near Glendora, California. Heatwave conditions and steep slopes are fueling the expansion of the fire. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Structures and homes were destroyed as the Bridge Fire continued growing in the Angeles National Forest on September 10, 2024. (OnScene.TV)
A view from a resident’s backyard in Riverside, near Lake Matthews on Sept. 10, 2024. (Renae Salas)
Downed electric power lines are seen in the Bridge Fire in Wrightwood, California on September 11, 2024. Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow on September 10, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking smoke. Three separate blazes have erupted around the United States’ second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
A gas company worker checks a burned structure with a gas leak, at the Bridge Fire aftermath in Wrightwood, California on September 11, 2024. Out-of-control wildfires surrounding Los Angeles continued to grow on September 10, forcing families to evacuate and blanketing the sky with choking smoke. Three separate blazes have erupted around the United States’ second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: Trees burn near a home during the Bridge Fire which has now scorched more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: A destroyed horse trailer stands in front of smoke amid trees after sunrise during the Bridge Fire which has now burned more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: A firefighter prepares to extinguish a gas meter during the Bridge Fire which has now burned more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Orange County, California September 10, 2024-Orange County firefighters from engine 126 battle the Airport Fire along Ortega Highway in the Santa Ana Mountains Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Orange County, California September 10, 2024- A rabbit crosses Ortega Highway as the Airport Fire burns out of control in the Santa Ana Mountains Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/11: Lake Elsinore residents look upon the growing Air port Fire after receiving evacuation orders to leave. The Airport Fire originating from Trabuco Canyon, now makes its way through Lake Elsinore on the Ortega Freeway. The fire is now 19,000 acres and has forced evacuations to Lake Elsinore residents. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/11: Ortega Falls residents look upon the quickly growing Airport Fire as it consumes their homes. The Airport Fire originating from Trabuco Canyon, now makes its way through Lake Elsinore on the Ortega Freeway. The fire is now 19,000 acres and has forced evacuations to Lake Elsinore residents. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: A structure smolders as the sun rises during the Bridge Fire which has now burned more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Fire damaged power lines are viewed at dawn during the Bridge Fire which has now burned more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
WRIGHTWOOD, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 11: Horses stand at a fire damaged stables during the Bridge Fire which has now burned more than 47,000 acres in Angeles National Forest on September 11, 2024 in Wrightwood, California. Three large wildfires are currently burning in Southern California after igniting amid an intense heat wave in the region. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
