Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

See updates on Los Angeles County wildfires as flames continue to threaten homes in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and elsewhere.

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 11 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare up of the massive Palisades Fire.

As of Wednesday morning, the Santa Ana wind-fueled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had scorched more than 5,000 acres and destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures, many of them homes, officials said.

The January 2025 Pacific Palisades fire destroyed multiple homes. Find out which stars have lived or still live in the area.

On Wednesday, fans were concerned whether Swift’s Beverly Hills, Calif., home has been affected by the out-of-control Palisades Fire ravaging Los Angeles, while fellow NFL WAG and designer Kristin Juszczyk dished on “TODAY” about what it was like to see the singer step out in one of her puffer jackets at a Chiefs game for the first time.

See maps of where mandatory evacuation orders as well as warnings are in place for wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people f

By Jorge Garcia, Rollo Ross and Maria Alejandra Cardona LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Fierce winds that have supercharged wildfires sweeping parts of Los Angeles finally eased on Friday night, bringing some relief to weary firefighters,