Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia and Kenneth fires are burning in Southern California, destroying more than 12,000 structures.

Officials ordered new evacuations west of the 405 Freeway as a fire threatened parts of Brentwood and Encino. Latest updates.

TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME OFF THE GRAPEVINE CAME INTO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA,

As of Friday morning, 153,000 residents remained under mandatory evacuation orders, with another 166,800 under evacuation warnings.

California fires have become some of the most destructive in Los Angeles history. With thousands of structures destroyed and lives lost, these wildfires are now ranking among the worst in the state’s history.