Ten confirmed deaths and more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed and more than 150,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders. Law enforcement sources told The Times that it’s likely many of the small fires will turn out to have been the work of arson.

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 Eaton and Palisades fires have burned more than 34,000 acres in Los Angeles County − an area larger than the city of San Francisco. The two fires cover the widest area among five fires in the vicinity and are raging through densely populated zones.

Two Los Angeles County wildfires which tore through more than 34,000 acres in four days, killing at least 10 people and destroying more than 10,000 structures, are now among the 20 most destructive fires recorded in the state of California.

More than 35,000 acres have burned so far, and at least 10 deaths have been reported, in what could be the most costly fire in California history.

Here is our fire coverage for Jan. 9 at noon showing the latest conditions across the region. This also has a fire weather forecast and reports on the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Firefighters made significant gains Thursday at slowing the spread of the major fires, but overall containment remained far out of reach.