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Anthony Marrone is still speaking at the news conference. He says Los Angeles will remain under a red flag weather event alert.

This was issued by the National Weather Service and is predicted to continue until Thursday evening.

"Strong winds and low humidities have placed all residents of Los Angeles county in danger," says Marrone.

The county is home to 9.66 million people and has the largest population of any county in the US.

Marrone goes on to say that 2,000 acres are currently burning due to the Eaton fire, and there is 0% containment. He adds over 100 structures have been destroyed in that fire.

Stay with us for more updates from the news conference by fire officials in Los Angeles.

Fire Chief Anthony Marrone has said over 5,000 acres have burned in the Palisades fire and adds "the fire is growing". He also said around 1,000 structures have been destroyed by that fire.

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Two people have died and multiple people injured from the Eaton fire near the city of Pasadena, the chief of the Los Angeles County Fire Department told a news conference on Wednesday.

The blaze has now nearly doubled in size since it was last updated, growing to cover 2,227 acres.

Like other fires raging across southern California, 0% of it is contained. The fire department says it is having to deal with "difficult to access terrain" and extreme wind speeds.

There are 700 firefighters assigned to the fire, which local officials say continues to "dangerously burn both east and west". One firefighter has been injured while tackling the blaze.

Two people have been killed and multiple injured in the California wildfires, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone says. Some of the injuries have been "significant."

Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors begins the press conference by explaining that the wildfires that are raging across the area is a "dynamic situation".

Kathryn Barger goes on to explain how all of the major fires still burning - Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Woodley - are 0% contained and resources have been stretched "very short".

"Heed the advice of first responders," Barger warns. "When they ask you to evacuate, evacuate."

"This is not a drill."

We're now hearing from fire department officials in Los Angeles, where we should learn more about the efforts to control the fires continuing to burn in the southern California region.

We'll bring you text updates right here or you can watch live at the top of this page.

Stay with us.

We are just minutes away from an expected news conference by fire officials.

As we wait, here is what you need to know about four wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area.

• Palisades fire: At just after 10:00 local time on Tuesday (18:00 GMT), a wildfire broke out in the Palisades and quickly grew to the size of 2,950 acres
• Eaton fire: Wind-whipped flames from this fire that broke out on Tuesday evening in the Altadena area has now engulfed 2,227 acres of land
• Hurst fire: The third fire - which also began on Tuesday - has now swarmed 505 acres of the Sylmar region
• Woodley fire: The most recent of all the wildfires, the Woodley blaze, was just reported by California's fire authority in the last hour. It's currently burning over 75 acres of terrain
• Tyler fire: The smallest of the five, this blaze broke out a few hours ago in Riverside County - the state's fire authority says it's now 100% contained

For the four remaining blazes, 0% are contained, according to Cal Fire.

This is a rapidly developing situation so stay with us for updates.

As we wait for an update from fire officials, here's the latest photos of the blazes raging across Los Angeles.

Some 49,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and more than 1,400 firefighters have been deployed.

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We've just heard from Tanner Charles and Orly Israel who evacuated the Rustic Canyon area last night after failing to fireproof Israel's home. They say they are "still in shock" and "thankful to be alive".

"We were told to evacuate at 10:00 or 11:00 but we didn't leave until 17:00 as we were battling the fire. My face is still burnt, my eyes are still stinging," says Israel.

The pair tried to prepare Israel's house by watering down nearby trees and bushes, and removing flammable materials. However, they say they had to leave when the fire proved too strong.

"I've never seen anything like this before, especially here in California. The magnitude and how severe the winds are, the insanity of this event is unprecedented," says Charles.

Israel goes on to say that he thinks very little of his neighbourhood has survived the fire, adding "everything is destroyed".

An update now on one of the five fires we've been reporting on.

The Tyler blaze - which we only reported a short while ago as having broken out in Riverside County, which is around 60 miles (97km) from LA - is now 100% contained, according to the state's fire authority.

When it was first reported, officials from the Cal Fire said that the smaller wildfire - covering just 15 acres - had broken out at 03:00 local time (11:00 GMT).

The remaining four wildfires burning across southern California are still 0% contained.

We can now bring you some satellite imagery showing the scale of the Palisades fire, which was the first to break out.

The images captured on Tuesday also show a huge plume of smoke rising from California.

We're expecting to hear from fire department officials in Los Angeles shortly.

A news conference is scheduled for 08:00 local time (16:00 GMT), where we should learn more about the size of the wildfires and the efforts of emergency responders to contain them.

We'll be covering the conference so follow along for updates.

Another fire has now broken out in the LA area, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - the state's fire authority.

The Woodley fire is currently 75 acres in size - larger than the Tyler fire (just outside LA, in southern California) which broke out a short while ago in Riverside County.

The Woodley fire broke out at approximately 06:15 local time (14:15 GMT) and its cause is under investigation, according to Cal Fire.

• As a reminder: There are four other fires in LA and the surrounding area - the Palasides fire, currently burning more than 200 acres, the Eaton fire (1,000 acres), the Hurst fire (500 acres) and the Tyler fire (15 acres).

With news of a fourth - much smaller - fire breaking out in southern California, we've just heard from Dr Ariel Cohen, Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service in Los Angeles about what to do when dealing with wildfire threats.

He describes this as "one of the most significant fire outbreaks in history".

Speaking about the strong winds which fuelled the fire overnight, Cohen says this is "the most destructive windstorm we've seen in decades".

"We're talking about 80-100mph (128-160kmph) winds that are spreading fires throughout the Los Angeles area creating a catastrophe," he says.

"I'm pleading with everyone, if you receive that evacuation order take it seriously, your life depends on it," he adds.

Cohen goes on to say that no rain is currently forecast, and and that winds at their current strength are due to continue for another few hours, while winds later in the day will remain "quite strong, even damaging".

Sam Hancock
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It's just turned 06:00 (14:00 GMT) in Los Angeles, where firefighters have been battling through the night with multiple wildfires that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes. If you're just joining us, here's a look at what's been happening:

• Just after 10:00 local time (18:00 GMT) yesterday, a fire in a residential backyard spread due to high-speed winds - the fire in Palisades rapidly spread from 20 acres to more than 200 acres in about 20 minutes, with 2,900 acres burned so far
• Some 49,000 people have since been told to evacuate from affected areas, with more than 1,400 firefighters deployed to battle the blazes
• But the fire is currently 0% contained as authorities say there is "no possibility" of bringing it under control - the latest update from the LA fire department is that the situation remains "very dangerous" and wind speeds are "worsening"

• Two additional fires in nearby towns have also started burning: the Hurst fire, north of San Fernando, which has burned 500 acres and the Eaton fire, in Altadena, which has burned 1,000 acres
• And in the last hour or so, a fourth, smaller fire - the Tyler fire - has been reported by the state's fire authority in Riverside County - it's currently burning about 15 acres in sizes (much smaller than the others) but it's one we're monitoring as day breaks on the US's West Coast

We'll continue to bring you the latest updates right here, including from our teams on the ground in LA, and remember you can watch the BBC News Channel's coverage of the fires at the top of this page.

A fourth, much smaller, blaze has been reported in southern California according to the state's fire authority.

The Tyler fire in Riverside County - about 60 miles (97km) southeast of Los Angeles - is currently about 15 acres in size, much less than the three other fires currently burning in the LA area.

The blaze broke out just after 03:00 am local time (11:00 GMT) and its cause is under investigation, Cal Fire says.

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A long-time Los Angeles native tells the BBC that the winds driving the wildfires are “like nothing I’ve ever seen before”.

"The winds are so strong, I can hear the windows on the house shaking," Alex Pearlman, whose mother was evacuated from her own home in neighbouring Malibu, tells Newshour.

Pearlman said her mother is "devastated" by the real possibility that this would be the last time she'll see her house standing.

She adds the looming "orange haze" in the sky that she can see from her own neighbourhood in Santa Monica has left her fearful of what could come next.

“It’s not that far, that’s what’s really terrifying," she says. "I’m still awake at 01:00 here in California, mainly because I’m too afraid to sleep."

• Santa Ana winds are fuelling the fire - learn more about how they're worsening the situation

Shelby Kidman was onboard a Southwest airlines flight from Salt Lake City and filmed the blaze from above.

The plane was on its approach on Tuesday evening to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport at about 18:00 local time (02:00 GMT).

You can watch the short clip which shows how intense and widespread the flames are on the ground.

Three wildfires are surging in the north and west of Los Angeles.

The biggest of these, known as the Palisades fire, has so far burnt through more than 2,900 acres - fanned by gusty winds and dry conditions. The map below shows how rapidly the blaze spread, intensifying in a matter of hours.

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, as more than 1,400 firefighters try to tackle the blaze.