Multiple fires are consuming swaths of Los Angeles, so far destroying thousands of homes and taking at least 11 lives, and at one point straining firefighting efforts so much that some hydrants ran dry.

There have been at least 16 deaths and more than 10,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. Firefighters made more progress on containing the Eaton and Palisades fires overnight, but the Palisades fire grew by about 1,

The Palisades Fire, already one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles, has prompted new evacuation orders in one of the city’s major population centers. After burning the iconic Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground and attacking beachside communities,

A brief break in the dangerous winds fueling California’s destructive blazes allowed firefighters to launch an aggressive bid for control—but it wasn’t enough to knock down Los Angeles’s two biggest fires.

The Palisades fire can now be seen across Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, an unsettling development as officials worried about the fire expanding into neighborhoods in Encino and Brentwood and possibly jumping the 405 freeway into Bel Air.

Evacuation orders expand as the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire devastate parts of Los Angeles County. See live updates on the wildfires.