Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.

At least five people have been killed and thousands of structures have burned in wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area

The confirmed death toll from three days of raging wildfires rose to 10 people late Thursday as firefighters struggled to contain blazes that have destroyed swaths of America’s most populated county.At least five infernos were burning simultaneously around Los Angeles,