AFP, Los Angeles

Firefighters were battling massive wildsfires yesterday that have ravaged Los Angeles and killed at least 24 people, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds that could whip up the blazes further.

The fires ripped through the United States’ second-largest city for the seventh day, reducing whole communities to scorched rubble and leaving thousands without homes.

Massive firefighting efforts have staunched the spread of the Palisades Fire, which was looming toward upscale Brentwood and the densely populated San Fernando Valley.

But conditions are set to dramatically worsen, with “extreme fire behavior and life threatening conditions” over the coming days.

Winds up to 70 miles per hour mean a “particularly dangerous situation” will be declared from early today, said National Weather Service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.