Southern California firefighters made progress against a wildfire that has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, and that was

California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed one fast-moving wildfire near multimillion-dollar properties along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu while hundreds of residents fled another fire farther north as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes.

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease.

Southern California Edison has temporarily shut-off power in high-risk service areas across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties — impacting approximately 38,016

Southern California is under siege by fierce Santa Ana winds, which have escalated the wildfire threat to a critical level, as described by the National Weather Service. A mountain fire in Ventura County,