Firefighters are hoping for a break from fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge.

Officials say the two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area this week have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures.

Authorities say a burning truck’s fuel tank exploded while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze.

When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move.