At least 28 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.

Nearly 20,000 people were ordered to flee an area north of Los Angeles on Wednesday after a fast-moving wildfire exploded, growing to more than 5,000 acres in a few hours, officials said.

Following arrests of alleged firefighter impersonators, officials say two more people have been taken into custody for using fake passes to unlawfully enter a fire evacuation zone.

Two people were arrested after authorities said they used forged press passes to illegally enter the Palisades fire evacuation zone.

Two people were arrested after they forged press passes to access prohibited areas in the wake of the Palisades Fire, according to the Los Angeles Times. The two “suspicious individuals” were not identified,

Some residents began to assess the damage to their homes as firefighters appeared to turn a corner in containing the blazes. But officials warned there would be much work to be done.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has arrested nearly ... the Los Angeles Police Department, the California Highway Patrol and several other local police departments.

SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM ALTADENA, THE PLACE OF THE EATON FIRE. AND THERE’S JUST SO MUCH DESTRUCTION. ANDREA. LISA, IT’S JUST YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW BAD IT IS UNTIL YOU’RE HERE ON THE GROUND. WE’RE SEEING THE DEVASTATION FIRSTHAND.

Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Deployment of Additional CHP Officers to Protect Los Angeles Firestorm-Devastated Communities

Los Angeles County and City official provide an update on the situation Wednesday morning as the fires have killed at least 25 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order to Protect Public Safety in Los Angeles Firestorm-Devastated Communities

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.