Multiple fires have started in the last three days in the hills of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, burning more than 83,400 acres and forcing tens of thousands of Californians to evacuate.

As of Wednesday evening, most of the fires were barely contained, if at all. Nearly 10 miles of Interstate 405 one of the most congested freeways in the country on a normal day were shut down as the flames descended the surrounding foothills.