California fires live updates: Biden to give remarks on fire response........

 California fires live updates: Biden to give remarks on fire response.

At least five people are dead and many more are injured as a series of devastating fires grow uncontained across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain the historic destruction.

Thousands of firefighters are battling at least five sprawling wildfires spread around the Los Angeles area, as well as several smaller blazes. Thousands of structures have been damaged or destroyed and more than 100,000 people evacuated as uncontrolled infernos spread.

The scale of the damage and disruption wrought in Los Angeles is unprecedented, with state and federal authorities mobilizing to fight the fires and support those forced to flee. President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved a federal major disaster declaration for Los Angeles County.

Mayor Bass gives 1st public remarks on wildfires

Bass commended residents for following evacuation orders while noting Angelenos should "continue to proceed with caution," as the weather conditions have "created a perfect storm that has driven people from their homes and have taken people's homes, and that has taken people's lives."

"We have pre-deployed. We are executing a strategy, and we are adapting to conditions on the ground in real-time. This is absolutely an unprecedented, historic firestorm, but we are all hands on deck," she said.