At least two people are dead, hundreds of buildings have burned and tens of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents remain under evacuation orders.

Strong winds that sent wildfires ripping through the mountains and foothills around Los Angeles fed a spectacle of smoke, flames and flight. Here's a look at some of the powerful images.

At least five people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

Here's the latest on containment for the fires burning across Southern California as firefighters work to get the blazes under control.

Evacuees sought refuge and medical care at a Red Cross-run evacuation shelter at the Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles. In the hilly areas east and north of downtown off Sunset Boulevard, many homes were almost completely destroyed by the Palisades fire.

Los Angeles is reeling from the most destructive wildfires in its history, and firefighters are struggling to contain the devastating blaze.