Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night, as dry desert winds fanning the flames again gathered strength.

The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California,

Wildfires in Los Angeles, California, destroy thousands of homes, while the death toll rises to 10, reports Reuters. Five wildfires have been burning for the third consecutive night, fueled by dry desert winds.