A wildfire blazing so quickly that firefighters couldn’t hope to stop it quadrupled in size Friday after destroying several thousand buildings and leveling much of a Northern California town of nearly 30,000 people, according to state authorities. Law enforcement officials confirm at least 25 people were found dead in vehicles torched by wildfire flames. A wind-driven wildfire raged through Southern California communities on Friday, burning homes and forcing thousands of people to flee as it relentlessly pushed toward Malibu and the Pacific Ocean.

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11:31 PM: The North California wildfire is now 5 percent contained.

#CampFire [update] Pulga Road at Camp Creek Road near Jarbo Gap (Butte County) is now 90,000 acres and 5% contained. Evacuations in effect. https://t.co/CJkryyPNVZ pic.twitter.com/5c24LThxPV — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) November 10, 2018

9:33 PM: The mayor of Thousand Oaks says that three-quarters of his city is under fire evacuation orders and that most likely includes people affected by the deadly bar shooting this week, according to the Associated Press.

Mayor Andy Fox spoke Friday about the back-to-back crises his city faced when a wildfire threatened the city the day after a gunman killed 12 people at a country music bar.

Fox says the distinction between the two events is that the victims of the Borderline Bar and Grill and their family members experienced a permanent loss they may never recover from.

So far, he says, no one has died from the fire that has burned into the city.

Fox says that the fire is serious situation, but that homes can be rebuilt.

9:19 PM: The Camp Fire is now the most destructive fire in California’s history.

In the past year alone, we’ve seen 7 of the top 20 most destructive wildfires in California’s recorded history. #CampFire now the most destructive wildfire in California history with 6,713 structures destroyed. pic.twitter.com/22Aq07GzKg — Drew Tuma (@DrewTumaABC7) November 10, 2018

9:16 PM: The death toll has climbed to nine.

#BREAKING: Sheriff-Coroner in Butte County says 9 people have been killed due to #CampFire wildfire that swept through town of Paradise, California. pic.twitter.com/Tx6c6HtBR7 — Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) November 10, 2018

9:15 PM: Butte County official says two calls regarding possible looting were received. No arrested were made.

#BREAKING: Sheriff-Coroner in Butte County says two calls of looting reported in Paradise area after #CampFire, though no arrests made because no one located. — Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) November 10, 2018

9:13 PM: Fire official says 6,713 structures destroyed in Northern California wildfire that has grown to 140 square miles, per the Associated Press.

9:12 PM: A weather update on the Chino area.

Favorable weather tonight, much lighter winds. BUT — red flag warning 🚩🚩(critical fire conditions) late Saturday. Wind gusts 30+mph forecasted Sat. night and Sun. morning in the burn area. Warning goes thru Mon. #campfire — Ted Land (@TedLandK5) November 10, 2018

8:57 PM:

Watch Live: Press Conference updating the state of the Camp Fire in Butte County https://t.co/tkLjO0zzYR — 23ABC News (@23ABCNews) November 10, 2018

8:45 PM:

As my photographer Sean and I drove through #Paradise to get to #Magalia, it was heartbreaking to see the devastation and imagine what it was like for people fleeing the #CampFire in a panic. #ButteCountyFire @KTVU pic.twitter.com/kXoYMu4cuq — Cristina Rendon (@CristinaKTVU) November 10, 2018

8:38 PM:

Camp fire devastated town of Magalia, thousands evacuate. pic.twitter.com/YZSFmwUr6i — Maribel Lopez (@Maribel_Lopez19) November 10, 2018

8:37 PM:

This dog has seen some ish. Shiloh and family survived the #CampFire after not evacuating to stay with their horses. Photo by @rayinaction pic.twitter.com/OBe0CJ6DSa — Gieson Cacho (@gcacho) November 10, 2018

8:28 PM:

Wow. The #CampFire continues to grow – and it has taken the lives of at least 6 people trapped in their vehicles near #Paradise. This video from Erik Gledhill shows the smoke above #Chico, and what some evacuees see as they’re driving along Highway 32. https://t.co/8mpNMoCfJZ pic.twitter.com/i7viiADOFy — #NBC7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) November 10, 2018

8:27 PM:

Here's a before and after look at the historic Honey Run Covered Bridge near Chico, opened in 1887. (after photo by @kurtisalexander) #CampFire #CaliforniaFires pic.twitter.com/zMoHBCLvck — Suzanne Espinosa (@suzyesp) November 10, 2018

8:13 PM:

8:08 PM: A sixth person has died in the Camp Fire in Butte County, officials say. More details to come.

8:01 PM: People have scoured evacuation centers, called authorities and posted desperate online pleas for help finding relatives they haven’t heard from since a fast-moving wildfire devastated a Northern California town, according to the Associated Press.

Over a day after tens of thousands evacuated the town of Paradise and the nearby community of Magalia, dozens of people, many of them elderly, remained unaccounted for. Anguished relatives flooded social media asking for help locating their loved ones. Hours later, some were relieved to be reunited with family hours later. Diane Forsman, who lives in New Hampshire, said her 83-year-old mother can’t walk on her own and relies on oxygen. Her caretaker wasn’t able to reach her Thursday morning when the fire swept through Magalia.“It’s terrifying,” Forsman said by telephone. “We’re trying to remain hopeful until we get word. We don’t know what the outcome will be.”

She and her brother posted on social media to see if anyone had seen Jean Forsman. They tried calling 911 and other numbers. They were told officials had a list of 300 to 400 welfare checks to do. Finally, they got word through Facebook on Friday morning that someone in her neighborhood had picked up a woman with disabilities. But the Forsmans haven’t been able to confirm yet whether it’s their mom. Many of the missing are seniors without cellphones or social media accounts who had moved to the Northern California area that’s known as a refuge for retirees. About one-fourth of Paradise’s 27,000 residents are 65 years or older.

When it was time to evacuate, Suzanne Drews couldn’t get to her 84-year-old mother, who lives east of her in Paradise. Helen Pace lived by herself in a mobile home park with other seniors and didn’t have a cellphone. Drews registered on several websites set up for missing persons and went to evacuation sites searching for Pace. “I’m trying not to worry. We’ll keep looking and praying,” Drews said by phone Friday afternoon. “I’m praying that she’s at peace, that she’s comfortable enough and not panicking.” Cherri Rolla’s family hasn’t heard from her 83-year-old aunt, Sylvia Johnson, who lives in Paradise with at least six dogs and three horses. Rolla said a grandson living nearby tried to get Johnson to leave Thursday but she refused.

“When he went back, they wouldn’t let him in,” said Rolla, who lives of North Dakota. “The hardest part is to be so far away and not figure out what we’re going to try to do to find her.”

On Friday, they got a call that a woman at a church in Oroville may be Johnson. “We don’t have 100 percent confirmation that it’s her,” Rolla said. “I’m trying not to get too terribly excited.” Families were aided on Twitter by the actor James Woods who posted and retweeted messages from those looking for missing people. The hashtag he started became a central hub for people trying to reunite with their loved ones. Steve Christensen drove up more than 130 miles (210 kilometers) from Sutter Creek to Chico and spent Friday trying to find his wife’s sister, Debbie McCrea, and her boyfriend.

McCrea lives on a quarter-acre lot in Paradise and has had to evacuate from wildfires several times. Usually she calls her sister and others to let them know she’s getting out. Not this time. “She’s evacuated before, so she should know the routine. So that’s why I’m concerned that she hasn’t called us,” said Christensen. “We haven’t heard from her at all since the fire began, and that’s not like her.”

7:56 PM:

7:55 PM:

Today this beautiful bridge was destroyed by the #campfire. It was built in 1886. I’ll always have many fond memories of the Honey Run Covered Bridge. :( pic.twitter.com/J9TwOnMK0Q — David J. Peterson (@Dedalvs) November 10, 2018

7:53 PM:

We’re usually in the clear but smoke from the #CampFire has reached Monterey pic.twitter.com/mpZwYCw4SN — Caitlin Conrad (@CaitlinKSBW) November 10, 2018

7:42 PM: Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it experienced a problem on an electrical transmission line near the site of a massive fire in Northern California minutes before the blaze broke out, according to the Associated Press.

The company said in a one-paragraph summary filed Thursday with state utility regulators that it had experienced an outage on the line about 15 minutes before the fire started. The company said it later observed damage to a transmission tower on the line near the town of Paradise.

The fire has killed at least five people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Paradise is 180 miles (289 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.

The filing was first reported by KQED News.

Fire officials have not determined a cause for the blaze.

7:36 PM:

VIDEO: @LACoFireAirOps Firehawk helicopter flying along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on the way to protect life and property. This is a historic event. Please follow the direction of local authorities. (Original video, ok to use with credit) @VCFD @LACoFD #WoolseyFire pic.twitter.com/SvZSfipzfk — LACoFireAirOps (@LACoFireAirOps) November 10, 2018

7:26 PM: The view in San Jose and San Francisco.

7:12 PM:

For the tiny town of Gridley – this is a lot of traffic. It’s filled with evacuees from the #CampFire. Stores are low on supplies and restaurants are busy with new customers. Everyone here is impacted by the devastation. @kron4news pic.twitter.com/g5qoyTmkoQ — Justine Waldman (@JustineWaldman) November 10, 2018

7:10 PM: Scenes from Malibu.

6:50 PM:

6:36 PM:

WATCH: CBS2's @CBSmichelegile is forced to move after flames from the #WoolseyFire engulf a car in Malibu. Live updates: https://t.co/nFGwQ75cij pic.twitter.com/pQpknxRWll — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) November 9, 2018

6:35 PM:

6:19 PM: Air quality update for northern California.

WEATHER ALERT: The air quality is bad outside now! Spare The Air & Smoke Advisory are in effect through Monday due to heavy smoke from #wildfire. Limit the amount of time you spend outdoors to avoid exposure. #Campfire #CaliforniaFires pic.twitter.com/vRYJcKC3ZM — Sandhya Patel (@SandhyaABC7) November 9, 2018

6:17 PM: Dramatic audio of firefighters responding to a downed transmission power line in Paradise.

6:11 PM:

6:10 PM:

Words fail me. This is the Woolsey Fire approaching Malibu as people desparately are trying to evacuate on PCH. pic.twitter.com/rdJGvbu7kN — Spin Doctor (@SpinDr) November 9, 2018

6:07 PM: Law enforcement hand off a potbelly pig they found to Butte County Animal Control.

CHP officers transfer a potbelly pig they rescued to Butte County Animal Control as a raging wildfire turns deadly in Northern California. https://t.co/jkkkcA2Wz8 pic.twitter.com/H3CgfbQEDa — ABC News (@ABC) November 9, 2018

5:58 PM:

"Heavenly Father, please help us. Please help us to be safe," Brynn Parrott Chatfield said while evacuating the #CampFire with her family in the city of Paradise. Five people were consumed by the fire, found dead in their cars, according to @ButteSheriff. https://t.co/dKvxBStw8Q pic.twitter.com/AeDEHtCgKs — KTLA (@KTLA) November 9, 2018

5:57 PM: Kim Kardashian West, Scott Baio, Rainn Wilson and Guillermo del Toro are among numerous celebrities forced to evacuate their homes, in some cases hurriedly trying to arrange transport for their horses, the Associated Press reports. Some, like del Toro and Caitlyn Jenner, did not know the fate of their homes, but the wind-driven wildfire has destroyed the home of “Dr. Strange” director Scott Derrickson and the historic Paramount Ranch where shows like HBO’s “Westworld” and “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” were filmed.

Alyssa Milano said her home is “in jeopardy” in hopes evacuating her 5 horses. The actress ultimately got the help she needed and tweeted that her “Horses are finally safe. My children are safe. My home is in jeopardy but… everything with a heartbeat is safe. Thank you all for your concern.”

Horses are finally safe. My children are safe. My home is in jeopardy but… everything with a heartbeat is safe. Thank you all for your concern. To those who insisted on still being hurtful because our political affiliation is different, you are what is wrong with the country. — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 9, 2018

The celebrity website TMZ reported that Jenner’s home was burned, but her publicist said that was not yet confirmed. The Olympic gold medalist safely evacuated.

Kardashian West posted video on Instagram of an area on fire with a message “Pray for Calabasas.” She said she landed back home, spent one hour packing and evacuated shortly afterward.

Derrickson said he is safe despite losing his home.

The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area said the Paramount Ranch known as the “Western Town” served as a location for productions ranging from 1938′s “The Adventures of Marco Polo” to TV shows “The Mentalist” and “Weeds.” The location known as “Western Town” is set in the mountains west of Los Angeles dates to 1927 when Paramount Pictures leased the ranch and began making films there.

Western Town specifically was built for TV productions in the 1950s and was used for such westerns as “The Cisco Kid” and “Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre.”

Filming continued for decades even as the ranch changed hands. It was acquired by the National Park Service in 1980 but has continued to function as a filming location, serving as a location for the first two seasons of the sci-fi series “Westworld.” HBO said it did not know extent of the damage and expressed concern for “all those affected by these horrible fires.”

When not in use for filming, visitors could stroll through Western Town while hiking or ride through on horseback.

Actor James Wood asked nearly 2 million of his Twitter followers to use the hashtag #CampFireJamesWoods to help share names of those who are missing in a separate wildfire in Northern California that has claimed five lives.

He also tweeted resources for horse owners to have their animals evacuated from the Southern California blaze, and called Milano’s report that her family and horses had been evacuated “good news.” Woods was not among those displaced — he tweeted that he was on the East Coast.

5:46 PM:

Ventura County chopper at Zuma Beach #WoolseyFire pic.twitter.com/p5QBGL5xU4 — Ben Poston (@bposton) November 9, 2018

5:43 PM:

#WoolseyFire – The SBC 5-engine & one Battalion Chief Strike Team has been reassigned from the Hill Fire to the Woolsey Fire and is currently working off the Las Virgenes Road area. (Video by Capt Tim Gailey/SBC) pic.twitter.com/1wqyzXjUj8 — SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) November 9, 2018

5:42 PM:

5:40 PM:

HEARTBREAKING: A Chico tradition, the Honey Run Covered Bridge is completely destroyed by the #CampFire @ActionNewsNow pic.twitter.com/u7gjGsucZ5 — Laura Eng (@LauraEngNews) November 9, 2018

5:39 PM: Smokey skies in northern California continue.

5:35 PM:

5:33 PM:

Just got to Chico to cover the #CampFire for @GuardianUS I moved here in 2008 during some of the worst fires in the area and I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s like I just drove into the middle of the night. pic.twitter.com/OJP0Kmgl97 — Dani Anguiano (@Dani_Anguiano) November 9, 2018

5:29 PM:

CHP officer Mike Harris from the Valley Division in Sacramento tells a #campfire evacuee he can’t yet return to the Paradise area on Friday afternoon. “Everybody is dealing with a whole lot right now,” Harris said. pic.twitter.com/ugWg6Ghesk — Mike Chapman (@mikechapman_RS) November 9, 2018

5:25 PM:

Frustration builds on PCH in #Malibu, with evacuees driving in closed lanes reserved for emergency vehicles @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/LLlSP4sERW — Kara Finnstrom (@KaraFinnstrom) November 9, 2018

5:09 PM:

This why the 101 is closed, this is by Las Vírgenes. Visibility a big problem as smoke blankets the roadway. #WoolseyFire @CBSLA #CBSLA pic.twitter.com/IJ6qFA29DX — Cristy Fajardo (@fajardonews) November 9, 2018

5:07 PM: Nurses and patients have recounted their dramatic escapes from a hospital in a Northern California town that was devastated by a ferocious wildfire in an interview with the Associated Press.

Nurse Darrel Wilken told the Chico Enterprise-Record newspaper on Friday that the fire in the town of Paradise came so quickly that he and other employees at the Feather River Hospital used their own cars to evacuate patients.

Wilken said he took three patients in his car and that two of them were in critical condition. He says he battled gridlocked traffic on a road surrounded on both sides by fire.

Paradise resident Cody Knowles said his wife, Francine, was having gallbladder surgery Thursday morning.

When the evacuation was announced, she was still asleep from anesthesia. He waited until she woke up and they escaped in a hospital employee’s car.

The hospital says it evacuated 60 patients to other facilities.

A surgical nurse who evacuated from a Northern California hospital with a wildfire roaring nearby says she had to return after her vehicle went up in flames and one of her pant legs caught fire.

Nichole Jolly said Friday that she helped evacuate patients Thursday from Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in the town of Paradise, where at least five people died.

When she tried to leave, she got stuck in the firestorm.

She said firefighters extinguished her smoldering pants, covered her in a fire blanket and brought her back to the hospital, where she waited out the fire.

She said doctors extinguished burning trees around the hospital to try to keep the flames at bay.

Jolly eventually escaped the town.

4:55 PM:

@lacofireairops touching down at our Zuma Beach Landing Zone. Currently the Zuma Beach parking lots are being used as a staging area for Fire Apparatus as well as an evacuation site for Large Animals. Remember to heed the warnings of all emergency personnel in the area. Stay safe pic.twitter.com/IjWqlSnNlG — LACoFD Lifeguards (@LACoLifeguards) November 9, 2018

4:53 PM: More eye-popping scenes from Paradise.

4:52 PM: Firefighters battle wildfire flames in Magalia.

4:43 PM: Rocklin police officer takes care of a horse discovered wandering after the Camp Fire raged through the area in Paradise.

5:00 PM:

#Woolseyfire *EVACUATION UPDATE* All of Monte Nido, north to Mulholland.

All of Topanga Cyn. for Zones 1 thru 6 evacuate north on Topanga cyn to San Fernando Valley. Zones 7, 8, and 9 are to evacuate south on Topanga Cyn to PCH, then go east. @LACOFD assisted by @LASDHQ — LACounty Fire PIO (@LACoFDPIO) November 9, 2018

4:40 PM:

Thanks for your concern everyone. Although the 🔥🔥 are dangerously close to our home-@MarilouHamill–@NathanHamill–@GriffinHamill–@chelseahamill-Millie-Mabel & I are all safe at the moment & rooting for our #FearlessFirefighters in their battle vs #MeanMotherNature. pic.twitter.com/nBC5HscBlK — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) November 9, 2018

4:32 PM: Visibility issues persist in Chico as Camp Fire rages.

You can tell we’re getting closer to the #CampFire near Chico as the skies are getting darker with a eerie orange glow. @abc7newsbayarea #ABC7now pic.twitter.com/D5pQ6pvUMz — Carlos Saucedo (@Carlos_Saucedo) November 9, 2018

It’s 1pm on Friday and vehicles have their lights on because of the dark conditions caused by thick smoke. #CampFire. @abc7newsbayarea #ABC7now pic.twitter.com/rtLWR5iQTh — Carlos Saucedo (@Carlos_Saucedo) November 9, 2018

4:32 PM:

These pics are what I saw from the aircraft #CaliforniaWildfires #wolseyfire on approach to #lax pic.twitter.com/DVU1EkSu0x — David Cannon (@Cannonball63) November 9, 2018

4:24 PM:

South Bay foothills not visible at #49ers practice because of #CampFire smoke.

Not practicing today: WR Garçon (knee), LB Foster (hamstring), S Tartt (shoulder)

Limited/no-contact: TE George Kittle (chest) pic.twitter.com/RkuC6bnS0E — Cam Inman (@CamInman) November 9, 2018

4:23 PM:

This is how the sun looks in Santa Rosa's town square, right now. Wow. #abc7now The #CampFire is well to the northeast, but memories of last year's disaster here remain fresh. #abc7now The streetlights are on at 1:23 pm pic.twitter.com/mjZLXd4GOG — Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) November 9, 2018

4:20 PM: There were no signs of life Friday on the road toward the town of Paradise except for the occasional chirping of a bird, write the Associated Press. A thick, yellow haze from the wildfire hung in the air and gave the appearance of twilight in the middle of the day.

Strong winds had blown the blackened needles on some evergreens straight to one side. A burned out car with its doors open sat on the shoulder.

Five people have been found dead in Paradise from the fire, and sheriff’s officials say they are investigating additional reports of fatalities. Thousands of buildings were destroyed.

The town of 27,000 about 180 miles northeast of San Francisco was completely evacuated.

4:16 PM:

NOW: Massive flames marching from the mountains all the way to the ocean.

Stand by for a live #WoosleyFire #HillFire #Campfire report on The @WeatherChannel next… pic.twitter.com/O6FsmpaJlz — Dave Malkoff (@malkoff) November 9, 2018

3:59 PM:

Heading toward Paradise on Highway 99 and the smokey haze gets thicker and thicker. It looks like night at 1 in the afternoon @FOX40 #CampFIre pic.twitter.com/Ps2Fq3ysRT — Jessica Mensch (@Jessmensch) November 9, 2018

3:57 PM:

Only a shell remained of this Paradise business. #Campfire pic.twitter.com/zkEuGmAVIp — Jim Schultz (@JimSchultz_RS) November 9, 2018

3:56 PM:

Skies continue getting darker as we head to the #CampFire near Chico, CA. Fire has burned 70,000 acres. @abc7newsbayarea pic.twitter.com/LUg2he87lp — Carlos Saucedo (@Carlos_Saucedo) November 9, 2018

3:54 PM: Malibu issued the following alert: “Fire is now burning out of control and heading into populated areas of Malibu. All residents must evacuate immediately.”

JUST IN: City of Malibu: "Fire is now burning out of control and heading into populated areas of Malibu. All residents must evacuate immediately." https://t.co/7X2aF8PTVi pic.twitter.com/sQ3bChj2O7 — ABC News (@ABC) November 9, 2018

3:50 PM:

A Paradise home continued to smolder Friday morning. #Campfire pic.twitter.com/48daaTLjNy — Jim Schultz (@JimSchultz_RS) November 9, 2018

3:49 PM: Feel good story about the Paradise Alliance Church still intact as the wildfire blazes.

3:42 PM: Smokey skies in Oakland.

It’s this smoky in Oakland. All of it coming from #CampFire near Chico & settling over SF #BayArea. I’ll have the weekend forecast and what the #smoke will be doing @nbcbayarea 5 & 6 with LIVE coverage on the fire lines. pic.twitter.com/vuUId5hVoJ — Jeff Ranieri (@JeffRanieri) November 9, 2018

3:41 PM:

3:32 PM: Photo of the Woolsey Fire from Santa Monica.

(Photo by Joel B. Pollak/Breitbart News)

3:10 PM: Video shows the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise

EERIE VIDEO: The aftermath of the #CampFire in #Paradise. Yesterday there were reports that motorists were abandoning their cars to run away from the flames https://t.co/ui36FmuPiA pic.twitter.com/ooJ4lKQcYh — KRON4 News (@kron4news) November 9, 2018

3:00 PM:

Just told by CUSD Superintendent Kelly Staley that all schools in Butte County will be closed all next week, by order of Butte County Office of Education. — David Little (@ER_DavidLittle) November 9, 2018

List of school closures below:

Willows Unified School District

Chico Unified School District

Chico State

Los Molinos Unified School District

Butte College

2:55 PM: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area officials say the Western Town at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills has burned down. Los Angeles photojournalist John Schreiber shared photos of what appears to be the aftermath.

We are sorry to share the news that the #WoolseyFire has burned Western Town at #ParamountRanch in Agoura. We do not have any details or photos, but it is our understanding that the structures have burned. This area is an active part of the incident and we cannot access it. pic.twitter.com/oC4n7KR8ZT — Santa Monica Mtns (@SantaMonicaMtns) November 9, 2018

Sad for fans of @WestworldHBO and shows like Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, the Paramount Ranch western town movie set has burned to the ground in the Woolsey Fire @CBSLA #westworld #Woolseyfire pic.twitter.com/DhZWaGbr6g — John Schreiber (@johnschreiber) November 9, 2018

The park service says the ranch served as locations for productions ranging from 1938′s “The Adventures of Marco Polo” to TV’s “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” and the more recent shows “The Mentalist” and “Weeds,” the Associated Press notes.

Western Town specifically was built for TV productions in the 1950s and was used for such westerns as “The Cisco Kid” and “Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre.”

The location set in the mountains west of Los Angeles dates to 1927 when Paramount Pictures leased the ranch and began making films there.

Filming continued for decades even as the ranch changed hands. It was acquired by the National Park Service in 1980 but has continued to function as a filming location.

When not in use for filming, visitors could stroll through Western Town while hiking or ride through on horseback.

2:35 PM: Sheriff’s officials in Northern California say the five people found dead in vehicles torched by a wildfire’s flames could not immediately be identified because of the burns they suffered.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that autopsies will be conducted.

Officials say the victims were found in the same area in the town of Paradise, near a main thoroughfare heading out of the town that was consumed by flames.

All of the city’s 27,000 residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday as the wildfire quickly turned into an inferno.

Many residents said traffic jams developed as they left as panicked people fled, some abandoning their cars to try to escape on foot.

The fire has grown to nearly 110 square miles.

Paradise is 180 miles northeast of San Francisco.

2:30 PM: Several rabbits were spotted against a wall at Hillcrest Drive and Black Oak Street in Thousand Oaks. Video of the terrified wildlife is going viral.

2:29 PM: The Woolsey fire grows moves towards the west valley area in Porter Ranch, California

2:26 PM: The Los Angeles County Fire Department tweeted that the fire raging through the Santa Monica Mountains was headed to the ocean. Malibu has about 13,000 residents and lies along 21 miles of coast at the southern foot of the mountain range, according to the Associated Press. “Imminent threat!” the department said in its warning. The erupted Thursday near the northwest corner of the city of Los Angeles as the region’s notorious Santa Ana winds gusted, triggering overnight evacuations of an estimated 75,000 homes in western Los Angeles County and eastern Ventura County. The fire then pushed southward, jumped the wide U.S. 101 freeway before dawn Friday and pushed into the Santa Monica range. Another fire was burning farther west in Ventura County, also moving toward the ocean. 2:17 PM View from Pacific Palisades looking North toward the city of Malibu (Photo by Breitbart News) 2:15 PM: Wildfire burns a part of Griffith Park in Los Angeles.