NBC4’s Robert Kovacik offered to keep the Pacific Palisades homeowner’s artwork safe as he evacuated the deadly flames on a bicycle on Jan. 7.

A fire erupted on Otay Mountain in San Diego, California, fueled by strong winds. Dramatic footage by Yordana Sanchez shows a plume of smoke rising from the hill on January 23, around 2:31 pm. Reports indicated the large vegetation fire started Thursday afternoon on a hilltop near the US-Mexico border.

The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.

As wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles, three fires broke out in San Diego County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings.

The death toll from wildfires raging near Los Angeles has risen to 28, authorities said Tuesday, as new fires prompted evacuations near San Diego.

As Los Angeles battles the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have already devastated thousands of homes and other buildings, smaller fires near San Diego, California, prompted evacuations Tuesday morning.

Two new fires ignited in San Diego County on Tuesday, as firefighters continue fighting blazes further north in Los Angeles.

County firefighters who went to L.A. to fight the wildfires described the Palisades and Altadena blazes as a “wall of flames”

Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday for tens of thousands as firefighters slowed the spread of a huge wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, but new blazes erupted in San Diego County.

The daughter of a former Pacific Palisades housekeeper, author Yesika Salgado recounts the home and family that influenced her life and career.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.