The USDA warns that wildfires, such as those raging in the Los Angeles Area, can render food in homes unsafe to eat.

At least 13 people have been killed and more than 12,000 structures destroyed as powerful winds have fanned wildfires into destructive infernos across Los Angeles, authorities said Sunday.

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 11 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare up of the massive Palisades Fire.