Tens of thousands have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has burned nearly 20,000 acres as of Thursday. Fire crews are actively working stop forward progress of the flames, which is currently 6% contained.

Evacuation orders went into effect in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, with multiple homes under immediate threat on Tuesday.

Multiple major fires are tearing through parts of the Los Angeles area, with 5 dead and a thousand structures destroyed.