Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.

The threat of powerful wind gusts, combined with bone-dry humidity, in Los Angeles on Wednesday could test firefighters who have been battling to keep monstrous fires in Los Angeles in check since last week.

By Lisa Richwine and Mike Blake LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as desert winds and a parched landscape presented extremely hazardous conditions.