The fire has burned about 2,227 acres of brush in the Eaton Canyon area above Altadena, according to Los Angeles County firefighters.

Five people have died in the Eaton Fire burning northeast of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The identities and circumstances of their deaths have not been disclosed.

Five people have died as the Eaton Fire continues to burn through Pasadena and the areas near the Angeles National Forest.

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people f

The Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills follows other blazes in the L.A. area, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, that have displaced tens of thousands.

California has been struck by a wave of wildfires with one described as a "near worst-case scenario" by a meteorologist.

(structures includes vehicles) - 3 deaths - 4 firefighter injuries - 1,527 fire personnel assigned - Cause of fire unknown - Structure fire encompassed two homes and brush, extended into adjacent brush - Stopped forward progress at just under 1 acre Several homes went up in flames Wednesday as a new wildfire erupted in Studio City.