Winds cause largest of the 6 simultaneous blazes to change directions on Saturday
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Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills, and ground firefighting efforts were stepped up in a bid to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles on Saturday, amid new predictions of wind gusts that could hit 110 kilometres per hour.
Over the past 24 hours, the Palisades Fire spread over an additional 400 hectares and destroyed more homes, officials reported.
That fire is one of six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County neighbourhoods since Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and damaging or destroying 12,000 structures.
