California Wildfires Continue to Rage As Death Tolls Climb

Six more people were confirmed dead from the "Camp Fire" in Paradise, northern California, taking the toll in that area to 29 alone.

Speaking on CNN, Honea said while he holds out hope that many people listed as missing will turn up safe, "given what we've dealt with so far with casualties as a result of this fire, I have concerns that it (the death toll) will rise".

Gusty winds expected to keep fanning firesPhoto A man at an emergency shelter attempts to reconnect those displaced by the Camp Fire in Chico, California.

In southern California, two people are known to have lost their lives in the slightly smaller Woolsey Fire.

The probe targets PG&E in northern California and Southern California Edison Company, the Bay Area News Group reported. That leaves a lot of dry vegetation to feed fires.

The fires have spread with an erratic intensity that has strained firefighting resources while catching many residents by surprise.

Wildfire raged on both sides of the city still in mourning, where about three-quarters of the population are under evacuation orders that officials urged them to heed.

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby stressed there were numerous hotspots and plenty of fuel that had not yet burned, but at sunset he said there had been huge successes despite "a very challenging day". "Your house can be rebuilt but you can't bring your life back".

A structure and a motorcycle burn at an RV park during the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, California, November 10, 2018.

Authorities were also bringing in a DNA lab and encouraged people with missing relatives to submit samples to aid in identifying the dead after the blaze destroyed more than 6,700 buildings, almost all of them homes.

Two people were found dead in a wildfire in Southern California, where flames tore through Malibu mansions and working-class Los Angeles suburbs alike.

Many bodies recovered from the Camp Fire were found inside or near homes or in vehicles, officials said. It is also the most destructive in terms of the number of structures burned, with a total of more than 6,700 as of Saturday, ABC 7 News reported.

The Ventura County Humane Society said it was "deeply humbled" by a $100,000 donation from actress Sandra Bullock and her family to rescue and care for animals evacuated from the fires.

"Completely devastated by the fires affecting my community". She went on to explain, "I am one of the lucky ones".

"My house no longer stands but the memories shared with family & friends stand strong", she wrote. "I am grateful for all I have left".

Reality star Kim Kardashian, actress Alyssa Milano, Orlando Bloom, Lady Gaga and director Guillermo del Toro were also among the celebrities forced to pack up and flee their upscale homes in Calabasas and Malibu, with flames licking at their heels.

On Sunday, Butler took to his Instagram page to share a photo of himself stood outside his former home with the remains of a totally burnt-out truck just behind him.

TMZ showed video of Hemsworth and his brother Luke, both wearing face smoke masks, driving on a golf cart along the Pacific Coast Highway to visit the remains of the home.