Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm that could be one of the most destructive to hit the region in over a decade roars to life and creates extremely dangerous fire weather conditions.

SAN DIEGO - Southern California is bracing for “life-threatening” fire danger as extreme Santa Ana winds rock a region that has not seen significant rain since spring.

The major wind event is again bringing dangerous fire weather conditions — meaning that if a fire sparks, the blaze could quickly spread into an erratic, fast-moving wildfire.

Millions of people across Southern California are under a Red Flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned blazes in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades Fire, which has triggered evacuations and burned hundreds of acres.

The region’s utility company said it was prepared to cut power to more than 400,000 customers to try to prevent more blazes.