Rick Caruso, a former commissioner of the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power, said there were warning signs before multiple fires broke out across Southern California.

Almost 180,000 Californians have received evacuation notices and at least five people have died as multiple wildfires are spreading across the region. While power has been restored to most areas, the hardest-hit neighborhoods are under a boil water notice and have been asked to conserve water to help fight the fires.