Tens of thousands have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has burned more than 17,000 acres as of Wednesday. Earlier, authorities had said the blaze could grow further with strong winds fueling its spread.

The blaze began shortly after the start of a Santa Ana windstorm that the National Weather service warned could be the strongest to hit Southern California in more than a decade.

The Palisades fire in southern California is spurring evacuations as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the flames. Follow live updates.

At least two people are dead, hundreds of buildings have burned and tens of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents remain under evacuation orders.

At least 5 are dead and thousands have fled their homes as multiple wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds blasted across Southern California.

As of early Thursday morning, more than 30,000 acres have burned across Southern California. 130,000 people in the areas surrounding Los Angeles have been order

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors member Kathryn Barger joins 'America's Newsroom' to provide an update on the Los Angeles wildfires.