The Sunset Fire erupted in the densely populated Hollywood Hills late Wednesday, prompting more evacuations in areas like Hollywood Boulevard and Runyon Canyon Park. The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles are creating surreal, apocalyptic scenes, including for TV reporters on the ground covering them.

Authorities continued to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires throughout Los Angeles County as lower wind speeds are expected to provide some respite Thursday morning before picking up again in the afternoon, though firefighters were able to lift evacuation orders for a fire that burned through the Hollywood Hills.

The Eaton Fire, located just a few miles north of Pasadena, California, has grown to more than 10,000 acres, officials said Wednesday, as authorities say Los Angeles County’s uncontained flames continue to spread—prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.

Five people have now been confirmed dead due to the raging Eaton Fire, which has scorched more than 10,000 acres in Pasadena and Altadena, east of Los Angeles. The fire, which broke out around 6:30 p.

The Eaton fire was reported at 6:23 p.m., near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive in the Eaton Canyon area, according to Cal Fire. The Angeles National Forest said on X the fire had reached more than 200 acres by 7:12 p.

The Eaton Fire continued to rage in Pasadena, east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday, and officials confirmed that two civilians have died in the blaze and an undetermined number of homes had been destroyed.