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

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.

Meanwhile, a new brush fire ignited in the Woodland Hills neighborhood in northern Los Angeles, immediately prompting mandatory evacuation orders.

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