Good Morning Britain was halted this morning (January 9) as the made a breaking news announcement. Bringing some tragic news from the States, it was shared that five people had died in the Los Angeles wildfires.

The cut to reporter Noel Phillips, who was live in the area, as he explained that the fires are continuing to burn "uncontrollably." He added: "To put it into simple words, it is hell.

"Every single street, every single home is burning right now. The smell around us is unbearable."

The reporter was wearing a face mask and glasses to help protect him from the smoke and fumes in the area. He shared: "Removing these glasses from my face would leave my eyes very itchy and red. That just gives you a sense of what the fire fighters, behind me, are up against."

Noel continued: "What is happening here in Los Angeles is catastrophic. The fire officials themselves have admitted they do not have enough personell to tackle these fires."

He went on to explain that there are four fires in total and "zero percent of them are contained". More than 70,000 residents have been evactuated from the "unpredictable" and "ferocious" fires.

The TV presenter described the scenes as "apocolyptic" and "unbelievable". The show then cut to clips of roaring flames burning through properties.

So far, five people are believed to have died. Meanwhile, Tom Hanks, Paris Hilton and Reese Witherspoon are among the thousands who have had to leave.

Almost 400,000 residents across southern California are also currently without power. The strong winds that have fanned the blazes across thousands of acres are also battering power lines.

It has been reported that the fire in the Pacific Palisades has become the most destructive in the history of the city of Los Angeles, and could potentially become the most destructive in the history of the state of California - with more than 1,000 structures already being destroyed.

According to the Los Angeles Regional Fire Safe Council, the most destructive fire in California's history was the Woolsey fire in 2018, which burned 1,121 structures.