At least two people are dead, hundreds of buildings have burned and tens of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents remain under evacuation orders.

Firefighters worked through sleet and cold temperatures to have the fire knocked down within 20 minutes of responding.

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

Pedestrians shuffled by the famed Chateau Marmont hotel, customers queued up at Starbucks on Sunset Boulevard and car horns bleated at gridlocked intersections. “It is otherworldly,” said Lydia Thelwell,

Wednesday night's game between the Los Angeles Kings and visiting Calgary Flames has been postponed due to ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

The Calgary Flames were set to play their second game in as many nights with a contest against the Los Angeles Kings, but the game has been postponed by the NHL. As first reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli,