<p>Dark smoke from the Creek fire covered I-5 near Pacoima in Los Angeles, California, on December 5.</p><p>The fire was carried throughout Southern California by powerful Santa Ana winds and destroyed 11 homes and at least 11,000 acres, according to the LA Times</a>. As many as 27,000 people were evacuated, as fire officials said that high winds and dry conditions</a> could expand the affected area. Credit: Twitter/Alondrruuh via Storyful</p><br />
