"The fire is growing with a moderate rate of spread and structures are threatened," Cal Fire said as it issued evacuation orders.

The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.

Multiple brush fires erupted in San Diego’s North County early Tuesday morning, prompting a fast response from firefighters and mandatory evacuations.

Six wildfires are burning in Southern California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire ... reached out to the department by email for comment. The Lilac fire ignited in San Diego County on Tuesday and is ...

San Diego County is the latest to get hit with wildfires, with the Pala, Riverview and Lilac blazes breaking out Tuesday.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in an update Thursday that 18 people remain missing after the Southern California wildfires. Overall, authorities received a total of 43 missing persons reports related to the Eaton and Palisades fires. Of those, 12 were located safe.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and ravaged thousands of homes.

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

Several counties in Southern California faced "critical" fire risks this week, according to an AccuWeather forecast.