California wildfires: At least 2 dead; thousands evacuated as strong winds fuel at least 3 blazes in L.A. area

The liveblog is now over. Get the most recent information about the wildfires in California here.

What we know about the California wildfires

• At least two people have been killed as fast moving

  fires are engulfing

  the Los Angeles area, prompting mandatory evacuations of more than 80,000 people.

• The

  Palisades Fire

  has already burned through more than 5,000 acres, while the Eaton Fire has destroyed 2,227 acres and the Hurst Fire has affected 500 acres. The Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood tucked between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

• The Eaton Fire sparked around 6:30 p.m. yesterday in the Pasadena and Altadena area, while the
  
  
  Hurst Fire ignited around 10:30 p.m. yesterday in Sylmar, north of San Fernando, and grew to 500 acres, according to

  Cal Fire

  .

• The

  fires were sparked

  by a combination of dry conditions and powerful winds and are having a huge effect far beyond the danger zones, with almost 300,000 energy customers in the dark this morning, according to PowerOutage.com.

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