At least 16 people have died in the blaze, east of downtown Los Angeles. Officials expect the number to rise as the police make their way through devastated neighborhoods.

Wildfires are common in California, but the deaths caused by Eaton and Palisades Fires burning across Los Angeles are historic. The Eaton Fire in Altadena is the fifth deadliest wildfire in California history since record-keeping began in 1933,