Several hospitals and health care facilities in southern California temporarily closed or suspended services as the devastating wildfires continue to spread.

A second major fire erupted in the Los Angeles area as firefighters struggled to contain the Pacific Palisades blaze.

including cities such as Pasadena, Burbank, Hollywood, Simi Valley, Altadena and Malibu. However, the weather service office said that damaging winds are expected outside of these areas.

The major wind event is again bringing dangerous fire weather conditions — meaning that if a fire sparks, the blaze could quickly spread into an erratic, fast-moving wildfire.

Locations of “greatest concern” in the “life-threatening” and “destructive” windstorm include cities within Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

Southern California residents are facing dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs while they prepare to flee at a moment's notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape.

A beefed-up firefighting force is staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes. And anxious residents prepared for more fire danger Tuesday as winds began to build a

The National Weather Service also warned that the potential for new fires remains a concern in Simi Valley, Northridge ... on federal wildfire aid for California "Obviously there's been water ...

At least 24 people have died between the Eaton and Palisades fires and at least 16 people have been reported missing.

according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). On Sunday, it was moving toward the densely populated neighborhood of Encino in the San Fernando Valley.

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