Los Angeles wildfire: Fresh fire breaks out in Hollywood hills, 5 dead, 1 lakh people evacuated

The fresh fire in the Hollywood Hills prompted LA Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley to conclude a presser abruptly while giving an update.

At least six fires are currently raging in Los Angeles where lives have plunged into utter chaos.

LA Mayor Karen Bass posted on X, "We are deploying LAPD officers to respond to Hollywood to help alleviate evacuation traffic. We are working urgently to close roads, redirect traffic and expand access for LAFD vehicles to respond to the growing fire."

Another 37,000 people have been displaced due to the Palisades inferno, BBC News reported.

Due to shortage of water, the firefighters resorted to collecting water from swimming pools and ponds to douse the fire.

An X post by billionaire Elon Musk shows how several vehicles are in flames due to the wildfire which prompted a state of emergency in California.

In a separate video, a deer was seen running for an escape route as wildfire rages while major parts of Pacific Palisades were seen being wiped off due to the fire.

The National Weather Service had earlier said in an advisory: "This is a particularly dangerous situation for portions of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties!"

Pacific Palisades resident Cindy Festa said that as she evacuated, fires were "this close to the cars," demonstrating with her thumb and forefinger.

"People left their cars on Palisades Drive. Burning up the hillside. The palm trees - everything is going," Festa said from her car.