Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.

Areas of Los Angeles County in Southern California are under mandatory evacuation orders following multiple fires that have started.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Officials are urging residents in some areas to evacuate due to an "immediate threat to life," according to Cal Fire.

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los Angeles was negotiating the union contract with the firefighters' union, the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City.

Air quality is also a concern for residents in Southern California as these wildfires rage. Newsweek has reached out to the Los Angeles County Fire Department via email for comment Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said the Palisades Fire “is now at 23,713 acres, with 17% containment, with 5,200 personnel that are assigned to the incident.

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

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