Much of Los Angeles and Ventura County could experience wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph from early Tuesday through Wednesday as dry Santa Ana winds picked up after relative calm last week, Reuters reported,

The Eaton fire, burning in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, was 55% contained as of 6:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire. The Palisades fire, burning in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville Canyons,

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) says that more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed—though individual measures for Palisades and Eaton are less than this. Investigators are still working to measure the number of lost and damaged buildings.

Fire investigators are looking at a hiking area called Skull Rock as the potential point of origin for the destructive Palisades fire, which erupted on Jan. 7.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day

Firefighters progressed due to a temporary easing of winds, but officials caution that hazardous conditions could return

Authorities still haven't determined an official cause for any of the fires, which began last Tuesday amid hurricane-force winds and have killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area.

Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could help determine what sparked the wildfire.

Edison officials say there were no interruptions or other electrical anomalies in their system until an hour after the blaze broke out.

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.

Edison International CEO talks to ABC7's David Ono about the theory that transmission lines or electric facilities were the possible cause of the Eaton Fire.

Fire investigators are looking at a hiking area called Skull Rock as the potential point of origin for the destructive Palisades fire, which erupted on Jan. 7.