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Driven by fierce Santa Ana winds, four intense fires near Los Angeles grew to engulf more than 115,000 acres Thursday, and officials say residents should continue to expect dangerous fire conditions, as both strong winds and very dry conditions persist.

Motorists on Highway 101 watch flames from the Thomas fire leap above the roadway north of Ventura on Wednesday. Noah Berger/AP Carolyn Potter throws dirt on her fence along Nye Road in an effort to save her house from the Thomas Fire in Casita Spri

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Carolyn Potter throws dirt on her fence along Nye Road in an effort to save her house from the Thomas Fire in Casita Springs on Tuesday. Wally Skalij/LA Times via Getty Images A mansion that survived a wildfire sits on a hilltop in the Bel Air distr

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A mansion that survived a wildfire sits on a hilltop in the Bel Air district of Los Angeles after a dangerous new wildfire erupted in the area and across Southern California.

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A wildfire burns along the 101 Freeway on Tuesday, in Ventura, Calif.

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Christy Woodhams and her son Josh Lowe inspect the remains of the cabin they were staying in that belonged to her cousin on Dec. 7, 2017 at Camp Bartlett, in Santa Paula, Calif. Richard Lui,

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Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway on Dec. 7, 2017 north of Ventura, Calif. The firefighters occasionally used a flare device to burn-off brush close to the roadside. Mario Tama,

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Horses are evacuated during the Creek fire on Dec. 5, 2017, in La Canada Flintridge, Calif.

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Horses are evacuated from a ranch along Kagel Canyon at the Creek fire on Dec. 5, 2017, in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. Raked by ferocious Santa Ana winds, explosive wildfires northwest of Los Angeles and in the city's foothills burned a psychia

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Firefighters put out flames near a home along Kagel Canyon Road at the Creek fire on Dec. 5, 2017, in Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles .

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Michael and Vonea McQuillam stand beside their house that was burned to the ground during the Thomas wildfire in Ventura, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2017. Firefighters battled a wind-whipped brush fire in Southern California that has left at least one person

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Greg Smith stands amid the ruins of his home after the Thomas fire swept through Ventura, Calif., on Dec. 5, 2017.

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James and Josie Ralstin carry belongings from their Ventura, Calif., home as flames from a wildfire consume another residence on Dec. 5, 2017. The couple evacuated early Tuesday morning as the fire approached, but returned to retrieve medications and

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