Footage has captured mountains north of Los Angeles engulfed in flames as multiple major wildfires spread across the city.

The former Dauphin County residents decided to move to the West Coast seven years ago after living in Harrisburg for 35 years.

The former Harrisburg resident evacuated with her husband, Shalom Staub, and their rescue dog, Rupert, not knowing if they would ever return to their Sierra Madre rental. They grabbed medications, computers, clothing, photo albums and several heirlooms.

Thousands of homes have been destroyed in the wildfires that have claimed at least 24 lives in the Los Angeles area. Santa Ana winds were blamed for sparking the wildfires that erupted into infernos, mostly due to dry conditions in the region where it has not rained for eight months.

The massive fires in California hit close to home for WJZ anchor Denise Koch, whose father lives in the city of Sierra Madre, a town within Los Angeles County.

At least two people have died and thousands of California residents have ... Pasadena, and Sierra Madre." The rapidly spreading Hurst Fire, which started Tuesday night in Sylmar in Los Angeles County, has prompted evacuation orders for more than 44,000 ...

The Eaton fire, affecting areas in Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre and La Cañada Flintridge, has burned more than 14,117 acres and is 35% contained as of Tuesday morning. Fire officials report that more than 7,000 buildings have been damaged by the fire.

Back in October, when Hurricane Milton devastated Florida, T-Mobile and Starlink enabled their satellite-based texting service for all T-Mobile users in the affected areas. Now, with four major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the two companies have enabled the service for its customers again.

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Two major wildfires were raging around Southern California ... in Los Angeles County. The fires have killed at least 24 people. The Eaton fire, affecting areas in Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra ...

See maps of where evacuation orders and warnings are in place for three wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area.