A wind-whipped wildfire raged on Wednesday in a wealthy Southern California neighborhood.  The California wildfires have burned through so much acreage in the Golden State that the smoke is visible from space. /Chinanews Photo

NASA’s Terra satellite captured images on Tuesday afternoon showing the smoke plume drifting over the Pacific Ocean. The wildfire destroyed at least six homes and killed one person as it spread across the foothills north of Los Angeles, according to a Reuters report. /Chinanews Photo

The NASA photos were taken from the International Space Station, and show heavy clouds of smoke billowing from California's mountainous terrain. California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in the Ventura and Los Angeles counties. /Chinanews Photo

The wildfires, which started burning on Monday evening in Santa Paula, California, have grown to at least 55,000 acres and have forced over 27,000 people to evacuate. About 150,000 people were affected by evacuation orders in Los Angeles, according to CNN. /Chinanews Photo