Thousands of Southern California Edison customers in Riverside County are experiencing power shutoffs as fires and winds trouble Southern California.

More than 2 million people were left in the dark (and the smoke) on Wednesday as fires raged around Southern California.

The number of California homes and businesses without electricity ballooned to more than 400,000 on Wednesday, as multiple wildfires raged uncontrollably around Los Angeles. Fires that started on Tuesday have killed at least five people,

Extreme weather conditions in Southern California fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds have created at least six wildfires, leading to at least five deaths, multiple injuries, 180,000 mandatory evacuations and widespread property destruction.