Multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across southern California early Thursday, leaving at least 5 dead and burning more than 27,000 acres, officials say. The Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles is the most recent to break out.

The wind-driven wildfires burning out of control in the Los Angeles area couldn't have emerged at a more perilous moment for California's homeowners, as officials try to rehab what they concede is a deepening "insurance crisis.

Companies started pulling back from the state as earlier fires made it harder to turn a profit. Experts warn the exodus could grow.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back at President-elect Trump after a day-long back-and-forth over the California wildfire response.