Wildfires burn through California

A fire crew works on a fire line as a wildfire burns just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

Southern California authorities have ordered the evacuation of homes at the edge of a fast-moving wildfire burning in the dangerously dry foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

California

A smoke and ash plume from a wildfire that started and spread quickly in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles in California is seen by The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellite, Jan. 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

The Singer Mansion burned down during a wildfire burns north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Azusa, Calif.

An air tanker drops water on a hot spot as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire near Azusa, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

Firefighters put out hot spots at the Singer Mansion after it burned down during a wildfire just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Azusa, Calif

A helicopter drops water on a fire in Azusa, Calif., , Jan. 16, 2014.

A wildfire burned out of control near homes in the dangerously dry foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains early Thursday, fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds that spit embers into neighborhoods in the city below, igniting trees. Evacuations were ordered for houses at the edge of the fire.

Glendora, Calif.

A homeowner attempts to water down a tree on his property while a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

An Los Angeles County Sheriff blocks a road in a neighborhood while a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop over homes in Glendora, Calif., as a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community, Jan 16, 2014.

Azusa, Calif.

A man walks off a rooftop after spraying water on his home as firefighters battle a wildfire in Azusa, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

Motorists exchange information after a car accident as a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

A fast moving wildfire makes it way up a hill towards a house in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

Los Angeles

Singed bougainvillea blossoms sit in front of a home overlooking a still-smouldering bluff and traffic on Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, Jan. 15, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop over homes in Glendora, Calif. as a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley, Jan 16, 2014.

Jurupa Valley, Calif.

A Riverside County firefighter walks past a fully engulfed burning home in Jurupa Valley, Calif., Jan. 14, 2014/

Glendora, Calif.

A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

California

A helicopter drops water on a fire burning near homes in Azusa, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Los Angles

A Los Angeles firefightrer pulls hose from a Blufftop mansion, Jan. 15, 2014, after a fire threatened bluff top homes Tuesday afternoon in Los Angles.

California

Fred Garside gives a thumb up toward helicopters carrying over in Azusa, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

Thick smoke passes over downtown Los Angeles from a wildfire burning in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

Los Angeles

Traffic moves slowly on Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, Jan. 15, 2014, after a fire threatened bluff top homes Tuesday afternoon.

Glendora, Calif.

A resident on the roof of a house talks on the phone as a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

Los Angeles

A burned-over bluff still smoulders and traffic on Pacific Coast Highway is jammed in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, Jan. 15, 2014, after a fire threatened bluff top homes Tuesday afternoon.

Glendora, Calif.

Traffic passes along the 10 freeway as thick smoke passes over downtown Los Angeles from a wildfire burning in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.

California

Commuters make their way along the 210 freeway as a wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif., Jan 16, 2014.

California

Petty Officer Loumania Stewart/Coast Guard Station Rio Vista/AP

A brush fire on Kimball Island in the San Joaquin River, Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 14, 2014.

Glendora, Calif.

A structure burns in the San Gabriel mountain brush fire in Glendora, Calif., Jan. 16, 2014.