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.

To the northeast, the Eaton Fire erupted in the Angeles National Forest, claiming at least five lives in the suburb of Altadena and damaging or destroying a likely 6,672 buildings as of early Thursday morning, according to the satellite analysis.

Two Los Angeles County wildfires which tore through more than 34,000 acres in four days, killing at least 10 people and destroying more than 10,000 structures, are now among the five most destructive fires recorded in the state of California.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

Though the Palisades and Eaton fires are smaller, they rank high in structures burned. Combined, they would equal the second-most destructive California wildfire in history, with more than 9,000 structures burned, according to early Cal Fire estimates. A more detailed analysis of the total number of destroyed structures is still underway.

California’s insurance commissioner won’t allow canceled or nonrenewed policies in and around the fire zones for a year.

Here is our fire coverage for Jan. 9 at noon showing the latest conditions across the region. This also has a fire weather forecast and reports on the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Firefighters made significant gains Thursday at slowing the spread of the major fires, but overall containment remained far out of reach.