Photos of Los Angeles fires show blazes ripping through neighbourhoods

Weary firefighters have been battling the wildfires throughout Tuesday and Wednesday

California fire chief David Acuna said there had been “zero progress” in containing the fires on Wednesday because of high winds and dry conditions

Powerful winds amplified the initial Pacific Palisades fire, which ripped through Malibu and devastated this stretch of the coast

A thick, hazy smoke could be seen enveloping the city after two days of raging wildfires without an end in sight

While more localised smoke billowed from the affected areas

Some residents of the Pacific Palisades have seen certain neighbourhoods reduced to rubble

People gathered essential supplies with so many forced to flee

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that more than 1400 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the “unprecedented” fires

The fires have spread north and east over Wednesday, with the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills

And firefighters rushing to contain the fires on Sunset Boulevard

Residents rushed to save important items as their homes burned – this picture shows a man calmly removing the US flag flying in his cousing’s front garden

Animals have also been taken to safety, with the Los Angeles Equestrian Center forced to evacuate from Burbank

Some areas of the Pacific Palisades still burned into Wednesday, pictured here a blaze on La Cruz Drive

This followed huge efforts to tackle the initial Pacific Palisades fires on Tuesday

Wind gusts of more than 80mph (126km/h) fanned the flames on Tuesday, with winds still high on Wednesday

The fires caused many dramatic scenes as debris blew through residential areas on Tuesday

Los Angeles County firefighters took up positions to tackle the blaze on Tuesday

While police officers were out on the streets, escorting people to safety and aiding evacuation efforts

More than 130,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the area as of Wednesday

Beachfront homes lit up with orange hues along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday

And firefighters had to dodge residents evacuating areas affected by the fires

Water cannons have been deployed across the city to extinguish the flames

The usually iconic-looking palm trees of Los Angeles have bent and burned in the wake of the wildfires

Helicopters have been working alongside fire officers to try and stop the spread across hilly, wooded areas of west LA