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The Thomas fire, in Ventura County. 45,000 acres, destroying at least 150 structures and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.

The Creek fire, near Sylma, in Los Angeles County. 11,000 acres. 2,500 homes were evacuated.

The Rye fire, which just started, near Santa Clarita, in Los Angeles County. 500 acres.

Firefighters battled blazes in Ventura, Calif., early Tuesday. Credit: Ryan Cullom/Ventura County Fire Department, via Associated Press.

The Thomas Fire in Ventura County, Calif. Tens of thousands of people evacuated from two counties in Southern California as wildfires raged. Credit: Ventura County Fire Department, via European Pressphoto Agency.

Horses were evacuated in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif., on Tuesday as a wildfire burned in the area. Credit: David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News, via Associated Press.

Downtown Santa Paula, Calif., was darkened by a power outage Tuesday morning, as smoke from the Thomas Fire rose in the distance. Credit: David Mcnew/Reuters.

Ventura County consumed by smoke, from the KTLA helicopter.

From the Chicago Tribune.