Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood

This morning, we woke up to a dark cloud over all of Los Angeles. But it is darkest for those who are most intimately impacted by these fires. It has been an immensely painful 24 hours,

said Lindsey Horvath, LA County Supervisor

There is no time to delay,

Margaret Stewart of LAFD said

We’re doing anything and everything, and as long as it takes to contain these fires,

Biden earlier told reporters

Our death count today would be significantly higher without their heroic actions,

Augustin told reporters

We have lost practically everything; the flames have consumed all our dreams,

he told AFP

The winds are the driver, but the real catalyst... is this incredible antecedent dryness,

he said

We're doing the very best we can. But no, we don't have enough fire personnel in LA County between all the departments to handle this,

he said

Remember, this is still a very fluid situation, there's zero containment on this fire. I'm really praying we don't find more, but I don't think that's going to be the case,

he said

No one was in her home at the time,

Apreza says

The fire has substantially damaged five campuses,

said Elizabeth Blanco of the Pasadena Unified School District, reported BBC

So gutted for the destruction and loss, ... Don't know if our place made it.”

Moore posted in her Instagram story, adding

Honestly, I’m in shock and feeling numb for all so many have lost, including my family. My children’s school is gone. Our favorite restaurants, leveled. So many friends and loved ones have lost everything too,

she said in a post

I’ve never seen anything like this,

James McDonnell, the LA police department chief, said Wednesday morning, calling the situation “unprecedented”.

There are not enough firefighters in LA county to address four separate fires of this magnitude,

Anthony Marrone, the LA county fire chief, said on Wednesday morning

There’s a lot of stuff burning, and you don’t see fire engines or teams anywhere,

he said

Mother Nature has been the star of the show and has made it really challenging for us to fight this fire,

Kelliher told "The Story" on Wednesday, explaining how Tuesday night's winds were more "amplified" than usual

We're just waiting on, again, Mother Nature to cooperate. And they say, you know, the forecast says about 6:00 tonight, it's going to start to maybe subside. So, let's hope that's the case,

Kelliher said

The Eaton Canyon Fire is up to 10,000 acres, a little over 10,000 acres. So it has the potential to continue to grow if those winds don't lay down. We're not out of the woods with any of these. So, we're really doing what we can,

she continued

There's a lot of places that are really working with the community to help people find shelter,

she said

Everybody's using the water. They're just not designed for that. They're designed for residential use, not wildland firefighting,

she said