Firefighters race to contain Los Angeles wildfires with menacing winds forecast to return

These locations will be under a high risk for large fires with potential for very rapid spreading of any fires that may develop,

the NWS said

We know that fires rekindle and transition from smoldering to flaming. It's certainly possible that something from that previous [New Year's Eve] fire, within a week, had rekindled and caused the ignition [of the Palisades fire]."

Michael Gollner, a professor of mechanical engineering and fire scientist at the University of California at Berkeley, told the Post

ATF certified fire investigators did an initial survey of the area but the investigation has not begun."

A spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which is leading the investigation, told the newspaper

This is about as bad as it gets in terms of fire weather,

the warning for Tuesday through Thursday said

I know there’s a lot of folks trying to get back to their houses,

Luna said

Please rest assured that your County of Los Angeles Fire Department will be prepared,

Marrone said about the upcoming winds

With this next wind event, you’ve got to stay informed,

Crowley said

The situation there is extremely difficult, and Ukrainians can help Americans save lives,

Zelenskyy said

Unfortunately, we're going right back into red flag conditions with some potential disastrous wind conditions between now and Wednesday, with the peak winds expected to be on Tuesday,

Pasadena fire chief Chad Augustin told the BBC

When I was out there in the Malibu area, I saw a gentleman that looked like a firefighter. And I asked him if he was okay because he was sitting down. I didn't realize we had him in handcuffs,

Sheriff Luna told reporters

While we're making some progress, the end is not even close yet,

he said

I know that so many people probably want to get back into the area and check on their homes, but with winds picking back up, you never know which way they're going to go,

she said

I mean, we got our fingers crossed that the winds that are coming tomorrow and through Wednesday, I think, don’t whip it back up to what it was. Looks like they’ve got it under control to a certain extent right now, so hopefully it stays that way,

McNeil said

We have no idea when they’re going to lift the evacuation. So just since we’re at least allowed in right now … we just grabbed a few more essential stuff,

he said

It will kind of ebb and flow over the next couple days,

Burns said

We were having dinner with the family and we just had to leave because the fire was coming so fast,

Darinka Whitmore from Eaton Canyon in Altadena, who fled with her husband and their four children, told The New York Times

By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods,

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday afternoon

Broadly speaking, there is no water shortage in Southern California right now, despite Trump’s claims that he would open some imaginary spigot,

the governor said

Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fire threatens nearby communities and infrastructure, prompting swift evacuation orders,

the agency wrote on its website

The city is working aggressively to confront this emergency,

she said