Eleven deaths have been confirmed and more than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. 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

Multiple wildfires erupted this week in Southern California, ravaging parts of Los Angeles County. The most destructive of the bunch, the Palisades Fire, had burned an estimated 1,000 structures as of Wednesday afternoon.