At least 27 people have died in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Thursday evening. Seventeen of the deaths are from the Eaton Fire in Altadena and 10 from the Palisades Fire, according to the medical examiner.

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.

Evacuations were ordered Tuesday when the Friars Fire broke out near a San Diego mall and flames ran up a hillside toward residences, Cal Fire said