Two Los Angeles County wildfires which tore through more than 30,000 acres in three days, killing at least five people and destroying more than 2,000 structures, are now among the 20 most destructive fires recorded in the state of California.

At least five people are dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.

The Palisades fire, Pasadena's Eaton fire and the Hurst fire are burning uncontrollably in the greater Los Angeles area, leaving 5 dead and prompting thousands to evacuate.

U.S. President Joe Biden said at a White House briefing Thursday afternoon that federal resources and additional funding have been made available to California to fight the wildfires that he described as the "worst fires to ever hit Los Angeles."

Nearly 800 prison inmates have been temporarily freed to assist firefighters in controlling the deadly Southern California wildfires that have burned with no end in sight since Tuesday. Those inmates are part of a minimum-security Conservation Camp Program consisting of 35 “fire camps” spread throughout California.