San Diego Gas & Electric restored power to a few thousand customers Thursday morning but with another series of Santa Ana winds expected to barrel through the county Thursday night and early Friday, the utility warned that a fresh set of outages may resume.

Multiple wildfires are currently raging through Los Angeles County, forcing evacuations and destroying neighborhoods. A long dry summer created ample fuel that has combined with a lack of rainfall over the winter to extend fire season conditions.

Fire crews in Los Angeles have gotten a brief reprieve from brutal Santa Ana winds that have been fueling five wildfires. At least three are still raging at zero containment, and nearly 180,00 people are under mandatory evacuation orders,