Watch live: Wildfires burning in Southern California

Firefighters on Thursday are battling multiple raging wildfires that erupted across Los Angeles, creating an apocalyptic scene as hundreds of thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes. At least five fires were active in Los Angeles County, scorching more than 27,000 acres across the region, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades Fire in the coastal Pacific Palisades community and the Eaton Fire, located east in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, remained the largest infernos with 0% containment.