LA Fires Burn Out of Control After Leaving at Least 5 Dead

For all the evil within Hollywood, this is a sign from God he will not have it any longer!" ... The fire is reaching the Hollywood Sign. Please take care guys."

Facebook posts shared fake images of the Hollywood sign being burned, with captions like

It is safe to say that the Palisades Fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles,

said Crowley

Not since the 1990s when Los Angeles was hit with the fires, the flood, the earthquake and the riots, have I seen such disaster occur here in our city,

he said

A sign of how much love was in this house so thankful for all the years and memories there with our family,

Pratt wrote on Instagram

Bozoma Saint Johnbeverly Hills star and businesswoman

This is an unimaginable loss. I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns... and even though I've found even words to write here, there's nothing that I could say in this moment to describe this feeling,

Saint John wrote

Candy Spellingproducer

I'm in shock and processing this massive loss for our family. I am beyond grateful for the memories. It was truly a wonderful gift to have,

Candy said

Paris Hiltontv personality

Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,

Hilton said

Joe Bidenpresident

My Administration will do everything it can to support the response. I urge the residents of the Pacific Palisades and the surrounding areas of Los Angeles to stay vigilant and listen to local officials."

President Joe Biden, in a statement on the wildfires

I went for a drawing of my mother's rather than a photo, because I know I can find the photos,

Rivers said

Jessica Simpsonsinger

We stayed as long as we could."

US singer and actress Jessica Simpson was among those evacuating the Kenneth fire, writing on Instagram

We were having dinner with the family and we just had to leave because the fire was coming so fast,

Darinka Whitmore from Eaton Canyon in Altadena, who fled with her husband and their four children, told The New York Times

The city is working aggressively to confront this emergency,

she said

Gavin Newsomcalifornia Governor

By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods,

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Tuesday afternoon

Broadly speaking, there is no water shortage in Southern California right now, despite Trump’s claims that he would open some imaginary spigot,

the governor said

Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fire threatens nearby communities and infrastructure, prompting swift evacuation orders,

the agency wrote on its website

We ask that you keep all of Los Angeles County in your thoughts and prayers,

he said

But make no mistake, Los Angeles will rebuild stronger than ever.”

She said

The view now is of death and destruction,

she told AFP

I did the classic American thing: I went and got my shotgun and I sat out there, and put a light on so they knew people were there,

he told AFP

We're throwing everything at our disposal — including our National Guard service members — to protect communities in the days to come,

he said