At least 10 people have been killed as a result of the wildfires, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said on Thursday.

The latest fire in Los Angeles is being investigated as a potential arson attack, according to NBC. The blaze, known as the Kenneth Fire, is burning in the city's West Hills area with zero per cent containment as it spreads across nearly 400 hectares.

It was initially reported as an arrest made on the suspicion of arson, with Sean Dinse of the LAPD’s Topanga Division telling news station KTLA on Thursday night that the authorities believed someone had purposefully set the Kenneth Fire.

Authorities said there was not enough probable cause to arrest the man on suspicion of arson, but he has been charged with a felony probation violation

The Kenneth fire burns in the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in West Hills, L.A. Credit - Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times— A man was arrested on suspicion of arson on Thursday afternoon in the Woodland Hills near the Kenneth Fire,