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Use extreme caution with any potential ignition sources.

“If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property,” the National Weather Service said, warning that the winds Wednesday and Thursday could be more dangerous than earlier in the week, forecasting “even stronger Santa Ana winds and drier fuels.”

According to a red flag warning issued for Southern California, “if fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.”

Most Californians can expect cooler temperatures for the next few days, though a midweek switch in weather patterns is forecast to amp up winds, increasing the risk for wildfire ignition and spread.

But Southern California Edison has said its electrical equipment probably helped start the fire, thought to have had at least two ignition points.