The Palisades Fire has grown to nearly 20,000-acres, while fire officials estimated that more than 5,300 structures have been destroyed by the blaze. The previous destruction estimate was 1,000+ structures burned.

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) battled fierce wildfires throughout the night, as the infernos continued to ravage neighborhoods across Los Angeles. Adding to the city’s woes, a new blaze erupted in Runyon Canyon within the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening,

A drone captured the charred remnants of Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood west of downtown Los Angeles severely impacted by wildfire.

The list of celebrities who lost their homes and neighbourhoods in the worst fire in Los Angeles history reads like a Hollywood who's who. Jamie Lee Curtis, James Woods, Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill and Maria Shriver were among those who publicly described being forced to evacuate as out-of-control fires swept across some of the most lavish real estate in the world.

Paris Hilton revealed on Instagram that she watched her Malibu house burn down on live television as she tuned into news coverage of the devastating L.A. fires. Hilton is one of many celebrities who have lost their homes in the wildfires.

Paris Hilton expresses grief over her destroyed Malibu home due to the Palisades Fire in an emotional note on social media.