.................... PASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) – Five people have now been confirmed dead due to the raging Eaton Fire, which has scorched more than 10,000 acres in Pasadena and Altadena, east of Los Angeles. The fire, which broke out around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive, exploded overnight amid Santa Ana winds gusting up to 100 mph. On Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the death toll has risen, confirming three more people have died. Additionally, an undetermined amount of homes and businesses have been destroyed. The Eaton Fire is among four active fires in Los Angeles County that are being driven by the dry hurricane-force winds. As of 3:20 p.m., the fire has burned 10,600 acres with no containment. Currently, more than 700 firefighters are battling the blaze, including 9 hand crews, 79 fire engines, and 8 water tenders. L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna described the situation surrounding the Eaton Fire, the second-largest active wildfire in the Los Angeles area, during a Wednesday morning press conference as "very fluid." Firefighters work inside a burned structure while battling the Eaton Fire, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)Altadena Senior Center burns on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in the wind-driven Eaton fire. (Getty Images)A resident views his property as it burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California on January 8, 2025. (Getty Images)A person uses a garden hose in an effort to save a neighboring home from catching fire during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)People assist firefighters with a hose line as they extinguish a burning home during the Eaton Fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Steve Salinas shields from intense heat as he hoses down a neighbors rooftop on Sinaloa Ave. as the Eaton Fire continues to grow. (Getty Images)A man walks in front of the burning Altadena Community Church, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)The Eaton Canyon Fire destroys a home near Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2025. (KTLA)Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)The Eaton Fire burns a structure Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)The Eaton Fire burns a residence Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)The Eaton Fire burns vehicles and structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell stated the weather in the region is "unprecedented and unpredictable." Authorities from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, as well as the U.S. Forest Service and the Pasadena Fire Department, are responding to the blaze. Still, officials noted that all 29 L.A. County Fire Department stations are stretched thin to the point where resources from other states need to be called in to aid in the firefight. Areas of Pasadena, Altadena, La Cañada-Flintridge, Duarte, Monrovia, Sierra Madre, Arcadia and La Crescenta are under evacuation orders or warnings as crews from the Pasadena Fire Department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service, among many other assisting agencies, respond to the blaze. Areas under mandatory evacuation orders: East of Altadena Drive Kinneloa Canyon Road Outpost Lane Glen Springs Coolidge Miranda Roosevelt Veranda Kenclare Foxridge Canyon Close Grand Oak North of New York Drive East of Altadena Drive West of Sierra Madre Villa Avenue North of Sierra Madre East of Allen West of Santa Anita Drive In Arcadia – North of Orange Grove/Rosemead Boulevard; East of Lake Avenue; West of Michillinda Avenue This map provided by CalFire shows the location of the Eaton Fire and the evacuation zones. Jan. 8, 2025. (CalFire) Fire officials urged the public to be prepared, heed evacuation warnings and stay off the roads when possible to allow emergency crews access to threatened communities. San Gabriel Valley and Glendale schools have been closed throughout the week. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. The Eaton Fire was one of four large, active wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The largest, the 5,000-acre Palisades Fire, destroyed an estimated 1,000 structures. A separate 500-acre fire, the Hurst Fire, burned in the L.A. neighborhood of Sylmar. A fast-moving fire in the Antelope Valley called the Lidia Fire has burned at least 50 acres and forced evacuations. Two other small wildfires were reported on Wednesday, the Tyler Fire near Coachella and the Woodley Fire in the Sepulveda Basin of the San Fernando Valley, but have since been extinguished. Eaton Fire Resources: | CALFIRE | L.A. County Fire | U.S. Angeles National Forest | Wildfire.gov