KTLA 5's Annie Rose Ramos talks to residents near the Hurst Fire in Sylmar. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Jan. 8, 2025.

Authorities on Wednesday said 70,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area as wildfires burn through the region. At least 28,000 structures are threatened by the fires, according to the authorities.

LOS ANGELES − As multiple wildfires continue to burn through Southern California, evacuation orders remain in place throughout the region through at least Thursday. Authorities continue to investigating the causes of three wildfires that began burning in Southern California on Tuesday and two fires that sparked north of Los Angeles and in Hollywood on Wednesday.