A fast-moving wildfire exploded to more than 3,000 acres near the Los Angeles County community of Castaic Wednesday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders and road closures, authorities said.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

A series of life-threatening fire have destroyed homes and taken lives across Los Angeles County and surrounding areas this month. CNN is tracking the fires in maps and charts. This map will automatically update as data becomes available.

Regardless how long it takes to remove debris, secure building permits and [obtain materials](

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

The Clay Fire has sparked in Riverside County on Tuesday night as wildfires continue to plague Southern California.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) says that more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed—though individual measures for Palisades and Eaton are less than this. Investigators are still working to measure the number of lost and damaged buildings.

The "extensive" debris removal process​ is underway in Los Angeles County to clear rubble from burn scar areas ahead of potential rain that could create dangerous landslides and runoff, officials say.

Santa Ana winds are whipping Southern California on Tuesday, sparking fresh fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 27 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

That house had survived the blaze, which so far has burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 5,000 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.