A brief break in the dangerous winds fueling California’s destructive blazes allowed firefighters to launch an aggressive bid for control—but it wasn’t enough to knock down Los Angeles’s two biggest fires.

Eleven deaths have been confirmed and more than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. More than 150,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders. Law enforcement sources told The Times that it’s likely many of the small fires will turn out to have been the work of arson.

Here’s what we know about the active fires as of Saturday morning (Pacific time): • The Palisades Fire is 11 percent contained (up from 8 percent on Friday afternoon) and has burned 21,596 acres. • The Eaton Fire is 15 percent contained (up from 3 percent on Friday) and has burned 14,

An escalation in the Palisades fire threatens thousands of properties in the region. More than 5,300 structures have already been destroyed in the region.

A "significant flare-up" in the largest of the six wildfires scorching Southern California prompted new evacuation orders, but the fierce winds that have spread the flames calmed Friday night, giving weary firefighters a short respite.

New evacuation orders were issued last night as the Palisades Fire crept towards Brentwood, California. It shows how difficult the fight against the wildfires remains, even as tens of thousands of acres have already burned.