Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires kill at least 5, Palisades and Eaton fires raging on | CNN

Los Angeles County and city officials addressed the response to four major wildfires burning in the area at a news conference Wednesday morning.

“Last night was one of the most devastating and terrifying nights that we’ve seen in any part of our city in any part of our history,” LA City Council president Marqueece Harris-Dawson said.

Here’s what officials said:

· Around 37,000 residents ordered to evacuated: Some 37,000 residents of Los Angeles, Calabasas, Malibu and Pacific Palisades and the unincorporated areas of Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles County were under evacuation orders, with 15,000 structures at risk of burning due to the Palisades Fire, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.

· Two people killed: Two civilians have died in the Eaton Fire – burning in the Angeles National Forest, the Altadena area of Los Angeles County and Pasadena – county fire chief Anthony C. Marrone said Wednesday morning.

· Officials urged residents to take evacuation orders seriously: There have been a “high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate in addition to first responders who are on the fire line,” Marrone said. In non-evacuation areas, residents are advised to stay off the roads, as thick smoke is causing visibility issues throughout the county.

· The wildfires have drained the county’s resources: “The L.A. County Fire Department was prepared for one or two major brush fires, but not four, especially given these sustained winds and low humidities,” Marrone said Wednesday. The chief has requested mutual aid from the neighboring counties of Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo to assist with wildfire fights in the area. The county also requested resources from Northern California and out of state, he said.

· Structural damage: The Palisades Fire, alone, has destroyed at least 1,000 structures, Marrone said. And more than 100 structures were destroyed by the Eaton Fire, with more than 13,000 still at risk, officials said. The county is looking into available resources to support businesses impacted by the fires, county board supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who represents the district that includes the Palisades, said Wednesday.

· Residents urged to conserve water use: All fire hydrants temporarily went dry in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood at 3 a.m. local time Wednesday, according to Janisse Quiñones, chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. With the water system strained, residents are being urged to conserve water use and some areas are under boil-water notice.