The magnitude of the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles has stretched the county's fire department thin and led to help from other parts of the country and beyond.

Officials say the Palisades fire has now burnt more than 1,000 structures, while Eaton has burnt 100 more - the latter is where the two known deaths occurred You can watch the update being given by officials of the LA fire department at the top of this page The details just revealed by Los Angeles officials are chilling.