The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew.

National Park officials continued to fight what seemed like unending forest fires in the lower districts of Chiang Mai on Sunday, blaming local villagers for restarting fires due to their wrong belief that they were good for vegetation.