MALIBU, Calif. – At least 25 people have died in mbadive wildfires in California.

In Northern California, 23 people have been reported dead in the Camp Fire, making this the second deadliest fire in California history. Only the Oakland Fire Hills killed more people – 25 in 1991.

In Southern California, officials who have died in the Woolsey Fire near Malibu.

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea warned of the possibility more fatalities will be discovered in the Camp Fire. He said that he could not find a sample of samples.

Honea said Saturday night that 14 more bodies were recovered from the Camp Fire. On Friday, they announced they had found nine bodies in Paradise, a town of 27,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Some of the victims died as they approached the flames.

The fire, which has burned at least 164 square miles and is 65 percent contained, has destroyed 6,453 homes and a total 6,713 structures. It is the most destructive fire in state history.

The dense smoke Saturday, Camp Fire, officials said.

Honea cautioned people to continue to remain vigilant.

"Honesty said," We have another one to two days of strong winds with the potential to create explosive fire. "

Cal Fire officials said the Woolsey Fire has burned 130 square miles and destroyed 177 structures. The fire was 5 percent contained as of Saturday night

A brief respite in the high winds Saturday has given firefighters a chance to control the edges of the blazes and to swap crews, replacing firefighters who had worked for two days without rest, said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby.

But with the winds expected to reach 40 mph on Sunday, it's likely to be lost, Osby warned. Ventura County Fire Department Chief Mark Lorenzen said the devastating Santa Ana winds could last through Tuesday.

"Do not be lulled by a false sense of security," said Lorenzen in a Saturday evening press conference. "Mother Nature is going to turn her fan back on."

Osby said Saturday that his firefighters were reporting "conditions they never saw in their lives." He said that aircraft dropped large amounts of fire retardant on fire zones to help prevent further spread.

"We did lose a lot of homes," he said. "But we saved thousands of homes."

He said firefighters' objectives for Saturday included, and in Bell Canyon and Malibu Canyon. He said that crew would be hand-digging containment lines in Malibu and Topanga Canyon overnight.

Benedict told reporters that he had 200 officers on patrol for "looting suppression." He warned that his department would have "zero tolerance" for stealing.

Two people have been arrested so far on suspicion of looting, according to Sgt. Buschow Eric of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

"If you're coming to this place, we'll arrest you," Buschow said.

At Pepperdine University in Malibu, clbades were canceled on Saturday evening. When the all-clear order was given around 9 am Saturday, many students drove away from the area, many equipped with face masks.

Despite the evacuation order for Malibu, Hbaden Masri, who lives in the Malibu Country Estates neighborhood that abuts the university, stayed in his house.

Around midnight, he saw nearly 20 trucks pulling onto the Pepperdine University campus, which would not be evacuating.

"It was a hairy experience; it was bad, it was really bad," Masri said. "When the fire came around the midnight ridge, I thought I should leave, but I did not think it was crazy that the university did not remove the students, but I felt thank you for the extra resources that I brought. protected by those extra trucks. "

The exotic animals at Ronnie Semler's Saddlerock Ranch, including zebras and water buffalo, were roaming their corrals Saturday even though a structure that appeared to be barn, several vehicles and fences burned. The Malibu ranch's biggest attraction, Stanley the Giraffe, appeared happy and curious. Except for one worker, the ranch appeared empty.

In Paris, President Donald Trump issued an emergency statement providing federal funds for Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles counties but later threatened on Twitter to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is "so poor."

"Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests," he wrote. "Remedy now, no more Fed payments!"

Later Saturday, Trump tweeted again, urging residents to listen to evacuation orders from state and local officials.

"More Than 4,000 Are Fighting The Camp And Woolsey Fires In California That Have Burned Over 170,000 Acres." Our hearts are with those fighting the fires, the 52,000 who have evacuated, and the families of the 11 who have died. God Bless them all, "Trump tweeted.

Saturday evening local politicians called on Trump to designate the wildfires as a "major disaster" which would increase the amount of federal aid in the area.

"We need that major disaster declaration, so we can have all the tools to ensure we can recover residents," said Linda Park, Ventura County Supervisor.

Hardest hit was Paradise, a town of 27,000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

The town is a popular retirement community.

On Friday, dozens of burned-out cars and SUVs lined the main road out of Paradise known simply as Skyway, stripped down to their bare metal by flames that melted aluminum engine blocks, vaporized plastic doors and exploded their windows.

In the afternoon, a small army of firefighters and emergency workers in the debris, small fires burning in the trees and in the ruins of houses. Power lines littered the streets, and heavy smoke blocked out the sun.

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Barbara Ramsey, 75, saw her home catch fire. She escaped Paradise, driving through flames.

"I screamed at my daughter, my little grandson I said, 'We got to get out now!' she said. "So many people did not get out -they were burned in their cars."

Officials ordered the evacuation of the city of Malibu, which stretches 21 miles along the coastline and includes the homes of such celebrities as Lady Gaga, Mel Gibson and Cher.

About 20 miles north, in the smoke-choked community of Calabasas, local residents and sooty firefighters gathered at the Starbucks inside the Albertsons supermarket in what appeared to be the only open business inside the evacuation area.

There was no outside electricity, only power from a backup generator. Residents, many wearing masks for protection against the smoke, shared videos that they took on their smartphones showing flames engulfing their backyards.

Paul Bancroft said he was not about to lose his house, but that he did not know how to live in the old Agoura.

The fire burned "right up to the fence (and) started burning in my bushes." He said. He managed to douse it with a garden hose.

"I've built my home and I did not want to leave," Bancroft said.

Woodyard reported from Malibu, Hughes from Paradise, California.

Contributing Editor: Nicole Hayden, of the Desert Sun; The Associated Press

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