Combined, the fires have consumed about 22 square miles — about half the size of the entire city of San Francisco.

Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes on Wednesday, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena.

The Pacific Palisades wildfire and three others burning in and around Los Angeles, driven by powerful winds, have expanded, forcing residents to evacuate, destroying homes and other buildings and clogging roads in the region.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s

As wildfires rage near Los Angeles, claiming lives and homes, residents cling to hope for a wind shift. With damages projected to reach up to $275 billion, the devastation is immense, but a change in weather may offer a glimmer of relief amidst the chaos.

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban areas than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows. The Eaton and Palisades fires that erupted last week have collectively burned almost 4 square miles of highly dense parts of Los Angeles,