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

President Joe Biden announced Thursday the federal government will cover 100% of the disaster response to the Los Angeles fires for the next six months as first responders continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires following the successful containment of a fire that burned through the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night.

Fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, prompting power outages, evacuation orders and curfews. The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Sunset fires have collectively consumed around 45 square miles.

The Sunset Fire erupted in the densely populated Hollywood Hills late Wednesday, prompting more evacuations in areas like Hollywood Boulevard and Runyon Canyon Park. The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles are creating surreal, apocalyptic scenes, including for TV reporters on the ground covering them.

Deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area are inflicting devastating damage on the region. Here are updates on how the sports world has been impacted.

The Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills follows other blazes in the L.A. area, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, that have displaced tens of thousands.

Firefighters are making progress slowing the major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and caused thousands of people to