Incinerating commercial and residential buildings releases hazardous chemicals and gases from their materials
Schools remain closed, air quality has plummeted due to smoke and ash, and curfews are being implemented in evacuation zones.
Displaced Los Angeles residents face tough search for temporary and longer-term accommodations
Devastating photos show that the home of Anthony Hopkins was also lost, with the Oscar-winning actor's property having completely been reduced to rubble.
Tens of thousands of acres burn, with death toll at five
At least 70,000 are under evacuation orders as 1,400 firefighters battle to contain four raging wildfires threatening Los Angeles.
The cause for the wildfire is still under investigation by the California Department of Forestry as well as Fire Protection.