Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood

An aerial image shows vehicles driving on the 10 Freeway as smoke covers the city from wildfires including the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire at sunset over Los Angeles, California on January 8, 2025.[AFP]

Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives.

Over 100,000 people have been told to flee at least five separate blazes, including in the heart of historic Hollywood, just a few hundred meters (yards) from the storied theaters of Hollywood Boulevard.