Forecasters say the winds in L.A. have followed a favorable path to the sea. That path shifts to San Diego on Thursday night.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — More than 180,000 people have evacuated Los Angeles because of the five major wildfires burning in the city. Many left with nothing more than a suitcase. Some are carrying their valuables with them, but this devastating situation has even brought several people down to San Diego.

San Diego fire crews have deployed resources to help in the firefight against several major wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced thousands to evacuate and killed at least 2 people.

Firefighters have meticulously worked to contain the blazes and save as many homes as possible, all while billows of smoke have drifted into the Southern California sky — so muc

Incinerating commercial and residential buildings releases hazardous chemicals and gases from their materials.

Smoke is drifting to cities miles away from where five major wildfires are burning in Los Angeles County, prompting several air quality alerts, but will it reach San Diego County?

As thousands of buildings burned in Los Angeles County this week, the skies above Southern California have become a stew of unhealthy gases and aerosols – much different than what typically blows from a wildfire.