A home destroyed by a wildfire sits atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, Calif. The Woolsey Fire has burned more than 130 square miles in western Los Angeles County and southeastern Ventura County since Thursday.

Wildfires across California have scorched nearly 200,000 acres and killed 25 people in total, according to fire officials.

The so-called Camp fire in Butte County has killed at least 23 people and all but destroyed the city of Paradise.

With destructive fires burning in both the northern and southern parts of the state, Gov. Jerry Brown requested a presidential disaster declaration early Sunday morning.

Law enforcement officials in Ventura and Los Angeles counties also said there were reports of looting in some of the fire areas. Sgt. Eric Buschow, a Ventura County Sheriff's Department spokesman, said deputies were aware of at least three incidents of people perusing the outsides of evacuated homes with the intention of looting.

A forecast that includes several days of gusting Santa Ana winds has fire officials worried about the possible spread of the 83,000-acre Woolsey fire straddling Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

That fire, which has killed two people and forced more than 250,000 from their homes, was 10 percent contained as of Sunday morning.

But expected wind gusts of 40 mph or stronger over the next several days have officials concerned that the fire could spread quickly, and they urged residents who were still home to leave immediately.

The fire had burned 83,275 acres as of Sunday morning, 177 buildings had been destroyed, and roughly 57,000 structures were threatened, fire officials said. The coming wind gusts could also severely reduce the effectiveness of aerial water and retardant drops, leaving firefighters to battle the flames solely from the ground.

Several parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Hidden Hills, and sections of West Hills, Monte Nido, Gated Oaks and Topanga, remained under evacuation order. Residents of Topanga Canyon were also advised to flee the area.

“This is the time to leave,” said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Chief John Benedict.

Evacuation orders in some parts of Ventura County, including Camarillo Springs and sections of Newbury Park, were being lifted.