Palisades, Kenneth, Eaton fires remain uncontrolled as Los Angeles officials say ‘historic winds’ and extensive droughts have created the ‘perfect storm’

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Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of the wildfires in California, where some of the worst blazes in the region’s history have ravaged homes and reduced entire neighbourhoods to ash. I’m Petra Stock.

It’s approaching 8pm in Los Angeles and here is a recap of what you need to know.

The Palisades fire, at 19,978 acres and 6% containment

The Eaton fire, at 13,690 acres and 0% containment

The Kenneth fire, at 960 acres and 0% containment

The Hurst fire, at 671 acres and 10% containment

The Lidia fire, at 348 acres and 60% containment

Seven people have died, and more than 10,000 structures have burned, in the Palisades and Eaton fires. Five deaths have been confirmed in the Eaton fire and two in the Palisades. The Palisades fire, which had remained 0% contained since it broke out Tuesday, was 6% contained by 6pm Thursday.

A new fire, now called the Kenneth fire, sparked around 3:34pm and quickly ballooned to 960 acres.

President Joe Biden has announced that the federal government would pay for 100% of the firefighting needs for the next 180 days.

Law enforcement officials are working to issue a curfew for affected burn zones in Los Angeles, in order to combat looting, though it is unclear when it will go into effect.

Vice-president Kamala Harris canceled a trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany shortly after President Biden canceled a trip to Italy in order to more closely monitor the fires.

The California prison system has now deployed nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters to fight the devastating blazes.