Wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, scorching tens of thousands of acres, destroying hundreds if not thousands of homes, forcing more than 100,000 evacuations and leaving at least five people dead, officials say. • There are five active wildfires in Los Angeles County, according to Cal Fire:

Firefighters on Jan. 7 battled the raging flames of the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, where homes were burned to their bare skeletal structures.

Residents from a nursing home in Pasadena, California, were evacuated late Tuesday night as the Eaton Fire threat raged on. The fire has since exploded in size, fueled by strong winds.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced an unsafe water alert for Pasadena residents in Eaton Fire evacuation areas.