LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Ten Southern California fires charred more than 15 square miles and caused more than $20 million in damage by Friday.
Several blazes broke out Wednesday in Southern California and continued Friday on the third day of a sweltering heat wave. Firefighters have been battling brush fires from Santa Paula to Camp Pendleton to Carlsbad this week.
See photos from across the region.
Inland Empire Bureau Chief Rob McMillan took this photo of flames burning on the west side of the 15 Freeway with homes threatened at the top of the hill, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Rob McMillan)
One of at least 30 homes destroyed by fire in Carlsbad, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Photo: Inland Empire Bureau Chief Rob McMillan (Rob McMillan)
Inland Empire Bureau Chief Rob McMillan took this photo of flames climbing hills above homes near Camp Pendleton area, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (Rob McMillan)