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By the numbers: Southern California wildfires

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6 California wildfires burn out of control

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ByGood Morning America

December 09, 2017, 6:27 PM

 -- Six major wildfires have scorched over 175,000 acres across Southern California this week, forcing thousands of residents from their homes.

Some 8,500 firefighters on Saturday were still battling the blazes fanned by fierce Santa Ana winds, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Firefighters work to put out a blaze burning homes early on Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif. Authorities said the blaze broke out Monday and grew wildly in the hours that followed, consuming vegetation that hasn't burned in decades.
Ryan Cullom/Ventura County Fire Department via AP

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Here's a breakdown of the major wildfires still raging in the region as of Saturday morning:

Thomas fire in Ventura County

Acres burned: 148,000

Containment: 15 percent

Structures destroyed: 537

Structures damaged: 118

Structures threatened: 15,000

Evacuations: 88,000 residents

Personnel on site: 3,993

Firefighters battle to save one of many homes from a wildfire in Sylmar, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017.

Creek fire in Los Angeles County

Acres burned: 15,619

Containment: 80 percent

Structures destroyed: 105

Structures damaged: 70

Structures threatened: 2,500

Evacuations: 150,000 residents

Personnel on site: 1,964

People gather on Poe Parkway in Stevenson Ranch to watch the fire fighting efforts on the Rye fire, Santa Clarita, Calif. Dec.5, 2017.
Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/Polaris

Rye fire in Los Angeles County

Acres burned: 6,049

Containment: 65 percent

Structures destroyed: 1

Structures damaged: 0

Structures threatened: 5,460

Evacuations: 2,000 residents

Personnel on site: 813

PHOTO: Firefighters gather in front of a residential area as a wildfire burns along the 101 Freeway, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif. — Firefighters gather in front of a residential area as a wildfire burns along the 101 Freeway, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif. Raked by ferocious Santa Ana winds, explosive wildfires northwest of Los Angeles and in the city's foothills burned scores of homes and other structures Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
Jae C. Hong/AP

Skirball fire in Los Angeles County

Acres burned: 475

Containment: 50 percent

Structures destroyed: 6

Structures damaged: 12

Evacuations: Over 700 homes in a 3.2-square-mile area

A row of homes burning in the Lilac fire in Bonsall, Calif., Dec. 6, 2017.
Amanda Lee Myers/San Diego Fire Department/AP

Lilac fire in San Diego County

Acres burned: 4,100

Containment: 20 percent

Structures destroyed: 105

Structures damaged: 15

Structures threatened: 1,500

Evacuations: 100,000 text alerts sent out

Personnel on site: 1,000

A plane drops fire retardant near a home to stop the wind driven Liberty Fire near Los Alamos Road on Dec. 7, 2017 in Murrieta, Calif.
Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Liberty fire in Riverside County

Acres burned: 300

Containment: 90 percent

Structures destroyed: 7

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