Five people have died after a fire erupted in the San Gabriel Valley. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for residents in communities such as La Cañada Flintridge, Altadena, and Sierra Madre.
Fires ignited in Pacific Palisades, Sylmar, Altadena and Hollywood Hills, forcing thousands to evacuate amid a life-threatening and destructive windstorm slamming Southern California.
A fast-moving brush fire that started at 6:23 p.m. on Tuesday quickly burned more than 200 acres near Eaton Canyon in Altadena near the Pasadena border, according to Angeles National Forest officials.