Live updates: Wildfires spread across Los Angeles

Wildfires are raging across Los Angeles, California, turning the skies red, destroying homes and businesses, and blanketing the region with smoke and debris. The largest fire is in Pacific Palisades, which has grown to nearly 3,000 acres as of Wednesday and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

Three other major fires have engulfed Los Angeles County: The 2,000-acre Eaton Fire in Altadena, the 500-acre Hurst Fire north of San Fernando, and the 30-acre Woodley Fire near Sepulveda Basin. Several more small fires have also broken out throughout Southern California as powerful winds continue to sweep the region.

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