Los Angeles law enforcement has warned that looters will be arrested and prosecuted aggressively as wildfires scorch Los Angeles and prompted 180K evacuations.

Many celebrities have lost their Pacific Palisades homes near Malibu after the fire that broke out in the region on Jan. 7.

Social media users have been sharing fake images of the Hollywood sign burning as deadly wildfires raged across Los Angeles, but the famous landmark was not impacted, according to witnesses.

Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Wednesday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives.

Celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis and Sharon Stone are donating money and clothing, and are assisting with evacuations amid the Los Angeles wildfires.

Craig Paul, the CEO of ASC Private Security in Los Angeles, says he's running into a wall trying to get his teams to the homes of his well-off clients in the fire-stricken Pacific Palisades community.

As looting and raging wildfires spark fears in Southern California, private security firms are slammed with requests for help, says Herman Weisberg, the managing director of SAGE Intelligence.

Iconic landmarks such as the Hollywood Sign were engulfed in smoke from the LA wildfires. See before and after photos of famous tourist hotspots.