Firefighters on standby as damaging winds return to Los Angeles

The warnings come as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area, the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have destroyed more than 14,000 structures since they broke out during fierce winds on January 8 AEST. The Palisades Fire was 52 per cent contained on Monday morning AEST and the Eaton Fire 81 per cent contained, fire officials said.

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Dan Collins, a spokesperson for the Palisades Fire incident, said they had made progress on the perimeter of the Palisades Fire, which has charred more than 96 square kilometres near the Pacific coast, but there were areas inland that continued to burn.

“There is always a possibility in a red flag warning something hot, or some type of burning material from the interior, could be perhaps whipped up and blown across the containment lines,” Collins said.

Carlos Herrera, a spokesperson for those fighting the Eaton Fire further inland, said firefighters were fairly confident it would remain contained, but were concerned a new fire could break out because of dry vegetation.