Wildfires in Southern California have led to the scorching of acres of land and the evacuation of a quarter-million people, and have disrupted the production of some television shows.

California wildfires in San Diego and Los Angeles County are putting thousands of homes at risk and more than a quarter of a million Californians have been told to evacuate their houses in order to save their lives.

The San Diego Union Tribune reports on its website that among the worst losses is the area near Lake Arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains, where two separate fires charred more than 1,800 acres and burned at least 128 homes, according to California Forestry Department spokeswoman Cherilyn Molina.

Almost 2,000 other homes were at risk, and the communities of Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, Arrowbear and Rim Forest were evacuated. The fires continued to burn today; at least one person has died.

The Buckweed fire that began Sunday afternoon north of the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park near Santa Clarita, has swept across 35,500 acres and destroyed 25 homes, the Union Tribune reports. It was 20 percent contained by Monday night.

The Union Tribune adds that the Ranch fire west of Santa Clarita blackened 41,000 acres and was 10 percent contained as it crossed the Ventura County line; several hundred people have been evacuated. The Santiago fire in Orange County was 30 percent contained.

Reuters reports that several television shows have had to change production plans due to the chaos created by the wildfires. Among them:

• Fox’s drama series “24” was scheduled to film scenes with star Kiefer Sutherland at the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro near Irvine on Monday and Tuesday when filming was canceled early Monday morning due to the heavy smoke;

• CBS' “Cold Case” was scheduled to film in the Simi Valley, where it has sets, but these were blown over by the strong winds Sunday, causing producers to look for another location, reports Reuters;

• ABC's “Big Shots” canceled a cycling sequence it was planning to shoot Tuesday in Malibu.

E! Online reports that Mel Gibson, Olivia Newton-John and country singer Tanya Tucker have been forced to evacuate their homes in Malibu. James Cameron and Cindy Crawford's residences are also said to be in danger. The fire has also been close to the homes of Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.

Kelsey Grammar and Victoria Principal were among the first to evacuate their homes, according to their publicists, reports E! Online.