A stolen car fleeing police sparked one of three new blazes that erupted in California Thursday, bringing to 13 the number of wildfires scorching the Golden State, according to news reports.

The so-called 46 Fire started when the heated-up sedan ignited dry grass in the Jurupa Valley east of Los Angeles after a high speed chase.

It went on to burn through more than 300 acres and forced 3,600 residents to flee their homes.

The two occupants of the car, who were sought on warrants, will now also be charged with arson, police said.

“We put that burden on the crooks,” said Riverside Police Officer Ryan Railsback. “They’re the ones leading this chase.”

Another new blaze, the Copper Fire, broke out east of Tijuana in Mexico late Wednesday and jumped the US border early Thursday, torching 50 acres near Chula Vista, Calif., ABC 10 News said.

The third, the Hillside Fire, started in the San Bernadino National Forest and burned through 200 acres, damaging at least six homes.

Wildfires have now burned through 198,000 California acres — more than 300 square miles — and damaging or destroying 607 structures, the California Department of Forestry & Fire Prevention reported.

Gusting winds that fanned the flames also left three people dead.

Edward Poulson, 62, and Maria Poulson, 59, were killed Sunday when a tree fell on their Jeep in Madera County, KSEE-TV reported.

Also killed Sunday was Deseire Quintero, a 55-year-old homeless woman who died after being pinned beneath a downed tree in Santa Cruz, according to the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Firefighters did make some headway against the Kincade Fire, the largest and most dangerous of the blazes. The fire was 60 percent contained Thursday after burning through 76,825 acres.

“We made quite a bit of progress,” Janine Summy, a Cal Fire spokeswoman, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “And while it’s very positive, we’re still not out of the woods