(KRON) -- Destructive wildfires fueled by ferocious Santa Ana winds in the Los Angeles area have killed five victims, torn through communities between the Pacific Coast and Pasadena, destroyed thousands of homes, and caused over 180,000 people to evacuate. The two biggest fires are the Palisades Fire, which is burning out of control in Pacific Palisades and along Pacific Coast Highway toward Malibu, and the Eaton Fire, where neighborhoods near Pasadena were reduced to ashes. Residents in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills were also forced to flee from their homes due to the Sunset Fire. Photographers with Getty Images captured heartbreaking images of destruction around Los Angeles this week. A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area on January 8, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) A resident attempts to protect his property from the flames closing in on homes threatened by the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images) Homes are destroyed and a helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire grows on January 7, 2025. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images) The Palisades Fire burns near homes amid a powerful windstorm. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Beachfront homes go up in flames along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu from the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) On Jan. 7, 2025, extreme winds blow flames and embers past a firetruck. (Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Beachfront homes are devastated by the Palisades fire on PCH on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Beachfront homes are devastated by the Palisades fire on PCH on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a building on Sunset Boulevard amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) The sun sets over the Pacific ocean, blocked by smoke from the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images) A car and home burn during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area on January 8, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ALTADENA, CA, JANUARY 9, 2025: Altadena Community Church burned down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Chris Larson surveys the ruins of his business, the Rancho Bar, destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 9, 2025. He also lost his nearby home in the fire. (Photo by ZOE MEYERS/AFP via 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. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) A palm tree burns during the Palisades Fire. (Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Jose Reyes inspects a jewelry box he found while digging through the remains of his family's home that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on January 09, 2025 in Altadena. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Jose Reyes inspects a jewelry box he found while digging through the remains of his family's home that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on January 09, 2025 in Altadena. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The moon rises as the Palisades Fire smoke drifts over the mountains in Topanga, California, January 9, 2025. Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on January 9 as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing over 100,000 people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images) Firefighters battle flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 7, 2025. (Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Getty Villa art museum is threatened by the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images) A playground burns in a residential neighborhood during the Eaton fire in Pasadena on January 7, 2025. A ferocious wildfire devoured homes and sparked panicked evacuations as hurricane-force winds tore through. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) The fast-moving wildfires ignited on Tuesday. Flames were fanned by ruthless winds gusting more than 70 mph. The Palisades Fire scorched 17,234 acres while the Eaton Fire ripped through 10,600 acres, according to Cal Fire. As of Thursday afternoon, the fires were still raging with zero percent containment. Five people have been confirmed to have died as a result of the fires. The official death toll is expected to rise. Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said during a news conference Thursday, "The Palisades Fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles.”