At least five people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

While that is good news, Crowley also stressed that the Palisades Fire remains a dangerous threat. The largest of the five fires still burning; the Palisades Fire remains 0% contained, and wind gusts continue to be measured at 60 mph.

The Sunset Fire erupted in the densely populated Hollywood Hills late Wednesday, prompting more evacuations in areas like Hollywood Boulevard and Runyon Canyon Park. The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles are creating surreal, apocalyptic scenes, including for TV reporters on the ground covering them.

The Sunset Fire is one of several fires burning across the greater Los Angeles area, forcing more than 100,000 people to leave.

President Joe Biden announced Thursday the federal government will cover 100% of the disaster response to the Los Angeles fires for the next six months as first responders continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires following the successful containment of a fire that burned through the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday night.

The Hollywood Hills blazed uncontrollably on Thursday morning as the worst wildfires in the history of Los Angeles raged across the city and deep into the storied heartland of the American film industry.