Brush fires trigger evacuations in Los Angeles, Orange counties amid Santa Ana winds across SoCal

BREAKING: Brush fires trigger evacuations across Los Angeles and Orange counties as Santa Ana winds drive a fast-growing wildfire that has burned multiple homes in Southern California.

Brush fires are forcing evacuations tonight across Los Angeles and Orange counties.

A fast-moving wildfire has already burned multiple homes in Southern California, and the Santa Ana winds are driving it. Those winds are the worst possible company for a fire, hot, dry and fast, and they're blowing across the whole region tonight. Evacuation orders are in effect in parts of Los Angeles County, and Orange County is under orders as well.

If you're in the area, this is the moment to follow official evacuation orders without waiting. Fires moving on Santa Ana winds can cover ground faster than people expect, and homes have already been lost.

The winds are forecast to keep blowing, and crews are working through the night. Multiple families in Southern California have already lost their homes, and the night is not over.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.