California fire: Death toll rises to 10, officials say

California fire live: Several images are being circulated on social media claiming that the iconic Hollywood sign in Los Angeles was damaged by the ongoing wildfires. However, Reuters' fact-checking team has confirmed that these images are "fake," with the landmark remaining unharmed, according to eyewitness reports. Dig deeper

California fire live: A luxury mansion listed on Zillow, a popular U.S.-based online real estate marketplace, for $35 million (approximately ₹288 crore) was seen engulfed in flames in a viral video amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. The dramatic footage captures the devastating impact of the fires that have ravaged the city since Tuesday. Dig deeper

California fire live: While firefighting efforts continued into the night, bolstered by helicopters and a temporary lull in winds, reports of looting emerged, prompting local authorities to take action.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced plans for a nighttime curfew, with National Guard troops deployed to patrol affected areas, according to an AFP report. Dig deeper

California fire live: “Our hearts are with the residents of Southern California as wildfires continue to impact communities. Israel stands in solidarity with those affected, and we send strength to the brave firefighters and first responders working tirelessly to protect lives and homes,” Israel's embassy to the US says in a post on X.

California fire live: The FAA says it has not authorised "anyone unaffiliated with the Los Angeles firefighting operations to fly drones in restricted airspace put in place over the wildfires."

“The FAA treats these violations seriously and immediately considers swift enforcement action for these offenses,” the agency noted.

California fire live: A firefighting aircraft has collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace over Palisades Fire on Thursday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, CNN reported.

California fire live: Latest in the series of devastating wildfires erupting across and around Los Angeles in US’ California is the Kenneth fire which broke out on Thursday afternoon and spread rapidly through the night. The fire, which started at Los Angeles and Ventura counties’ border, has engulfed 960 acres of area, said a Los Angeles Times report. Dig deeper

California fire live: The United States Northern Command has activated eight C-130 military transport planes to support the firefighting efforts.

Planes equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) along with their crews will be brought in from Nevada, Wyoming and Colorado to the Channel Islands in Southern California, joining other MAFFS-equipped aircraft in California, according to the US Northern Command.

California fire live: The death toll from wildfires in Los Angeles has risen to ten from seven, Los Angeles County's Medical Examiner announced in an update late on Thursday.

California fire live: According to CNN, the Palisades Fire (19,978 acres) is 6% contained, while Eaton Fire (13,690 acres) and Kenneth Fire (960 acres) are still to be contained.

Lidia Fire (348 acres) has been 60% contained and Hurst Fire (771 acres) 37% contained.

California fire live: Officials are responding to at least 5 fires in the region, including the Eaton, Hurst, Kenneth, Lidia and Palisades fires. The fires have spread to roughly 29,795 acres combined.

California fire live: By 11 am (local time) on Thursday, barely any fires were detected in Altadena, NN reported. However much of the Eaton Fire continued to rage in the mountains east of Altadena, it added.

California fire live: “We could use more firefighters. Fire chief Crowley has been on record saying: We’re understaffed, we’re under-resourced. And that is something that people above my paygrade are having frank conversations and working on,” CNN quotes Captain Erik Scott of LA Fire Department as saying.

California fire live: The wildfires in the Los Angeles area that have destroyed at least 10,000 structures from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes, according to officials.

California fire live: At least two people have died and destroyed 5,316 structures damaged in the wildfire in the Pacific Palisade neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

California fire live: As Los Angeles continues to succumb to the devastating and “apocalyptic” wildfires in California, some high-end restaurants have offered respite to first responders by providing free meals. Although hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated amid the tragic blazes, emergency services personnel stayed behind to save as much as possible in their attempts to quell the deadly rampage of the wind-driven fires. Dig deeper

California fire live: Reuters reports at least seven killed in wildfires, up from five, while BBC, quoting Los Angeles county Sheriff Robert Luna, says the death tally from all of the fires currently stands at five people.

California fire live: Huge areas affected by the ongoing wildfires in United States' California seemed as if these had been “bombed,” even as fires continued for a third consecutive day on Thursday and firefighters struggled to put out the blazes. Dig deeper

California fire live: Addressing a press conference, Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley noted that more than 60 fire companies were sent to respond to the Kenneth Fire that’s in the West Hills area of the city.

Additional resources have been requested, Crowley added.

California fire live: The blaze, which grew quickly in just a couple of hours, has grown to over 790 acres but appears to have slowed down. It is one of five major wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.

California fire live: The Kenneth Fire, which began near the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, is inching dangerously close to homes in the area, a video from CNN affiliate KABC shows.

California fire live: A new blaze, dubbed as “Kenneth Fire” by officials, broke out late afternoon in the San Fernando Valley near the West Hills neighborhood and close to Ventura County, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders.

The Kenneth blaze ignited less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) away from the El Camino Real Charter High School, where people are sheltering from the fire in Palisades.

California fire live: Addressing a press briefing at the White House, US Pesident Joe Biden announced he was making federal resources available and has approved additional funding to help California battle the devastating fires, saying they were the “worst fires to ever hit Los Angeles."

California fire live: The NBA has postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

California fire live: A new fire has started in Angeles National Forest, called the Creek fire.

It is approximately two acres away from the Big Tujunga Canyon Road, the Angeles national forest said in a post on X.