The fires have burned a total area around twice the size of Manhattan—or the equivalent of about 22,000 football fields.

Multiple wildfires fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, have killed 10 and burned more than 35,000 acres near Los Angeles. The winds, which occur most often in the fall and winter, push dry air from over the inland deserts of California and the Southwest toward the coast, the National Weather Service said.

The scope of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires comes into focus through smoke-filled satellite imagery from NASA and other agencies.

The Great Fire of London broke out on September 2, 1666, in Thomas Farriner's bakery on Pudding Lane. At the time, much of the city remained planned in a medieval style, still within the old Roman city walls.