Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

"The fire has been mapped at 55.7 acres with 0 percent containment," a Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson said.

A new fire broke out last night in Ventura County, while two major fires in LA County are still at less than 50 percent containment after a week of burning.

At least 24 people have died in a set of devasting Southern California wildfires, as crews have begun to make some progress in containing the blazes in Los Angeles County—though strong winds forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday could extend the risk into next week.

At least 27 people have been killed in the Southern California wildfires that have been burning since last week, officials said. Dozens of people have been reported missing. Three wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles region,

Coverage of the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the unprecedented losses, issues firefighters faced and the winds.

As a destructive and life-threatening windstorm continues battering Southern California Tuesday, fire officials warned the danger will continue overnight as peak winds are forecasted to arrive.

See maps of where mandatory evacuation orders as well as warnings are in place for wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.

Tuesday, 2:10 p.m. PST Cal Fire says the Auto Fire, which broke out Monday in Ventura County, is 25% contained several hours after fire crews stopped forward progress on the 56-acre blaze.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities