Thousands of firefighters are battling several blazes in the Los Angleles metropolitan area that have killed five people. 

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A firefighter battles the fire a burned structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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Embers are blown off a burning tree as the Eaton Fire burns in Altadena, Calif. on Wednesday.

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Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beach front property in Malibu on Wednesday.

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A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena, Calif. on Wednesday.

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The Eaton Fire burns vehicles and structures in Altadena, Calif on Wednesday.

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The Palisades Fire burns a beach front property in Malibu on Wednesday.

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The Palisades Fire burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday.

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A man walks in front of the burning Altadena Community Church, Wednesday in the downtown Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif.

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The Palisades Fire burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday.

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A structure burns as the Eaton Fire sweeps through Altadena, Calif. Wednesday.

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The Eaton Fire burns vehicles and structures Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

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Fire crews battle the Eaton Fire next to a fully engulfed residence, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.

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Thick heavy smoke from wildfires shrouds downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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The Palisades Fire burns a Christmas tree inside a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday.

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A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday in Altadena, Calif.

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Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday in Altadena, Calif.

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The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday.

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A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday in Altadena, Calif.

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A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday.

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A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday in Altadena, Calif.

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A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday in Altadena, Calif.

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The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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A man walks his bike among the ruins left behind by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday.

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The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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