We're about to end today's coverage of the LA bushfires here, but there will be more to come from ABC News as we continue to cover the unfolding situation in and around the US's second largest city.

Before that, here's a recap of what we know:

• Five blazes are burning, mostly out of control, around Los Angeles, including the Palisades and Eaton fires that have destroyed hundreds of homes each.
• Ten people have died since the fires broke out earlier this week.
• Intense fire-fuelling winds are expected to continue through Friday morning, local time, with a chance of giving firefighters a reprieve in the afternoon. 

We'll be back with more live coverage in the coming hours, but you can read our full report here. Stay safe.

Nevada’s Clark County says a solution has been found to power the fuel line into southern Nevada after it was disrupted due to the LA fires.

The county added they expect fuel to start to flow on Friday.

IQAir reports air pollutant levels in Jefferson Park, Pasadena have reached nearly 50 times the guideline level set out by the World Health Organisation.

That reading takes the area  to a Code Maroon — the highest of six categories on the US Air Quality Index.

It categorises these levels as hazardous, and recommends residents run an air purifier, close their doors and windows and wear a mask outside.

The Eaton fire earlier reached the grounds of the Mount Wilson Observatory, the place where a century ago Edwin Hubble discovered the existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way and that the universe is expanding. 

The Observatory says the flare-up appears under control.

In a statement on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex website, the royal couple urged fans to donate to those affected by the Los Angeles fires.

"In the last few days, wildfires in Southern California have raged through neighborhoods and devastated families, homes, schools, medical care centers, and so much more – affecting tens of thousands from all walks of life," it read.

It suggested the World Central Kitchen, CALFIRE, the Animal Wellness Foundation, Baby2baby, All Power Books and the American Red Cross.

It also asked readers to "open your home" to evacuated residents.

At least five churches, a synagogue, seven schools, two libraries, boutiques, bars, restaurants, banks and groceries have been burned alongside thousands of homes in the LA fires.

Firefighters made significant gains on Thursday, local time, at slowing the spread of the major fires — but containment has remained far out of reach.

"This is crazy," Albert Azouz, a helicopter pilot who has flown these skies for almost a decade, said while observing the destruction from above.

"All these homes, gone."

The LA fires have consumed about 11,700 hectares between them, a combined area roughly the size of San Francisco. 

Amid the rubble, the water shortage, the power outages and the choking smoke, LA residents are telling their stories of escape, community and recovery.

My colleague Liana Walker put together this piece highlighting them. Read it below.

Firefighters from half a dozen other US states and Canada are being rushed to California, in addition to US federal personnel and materiel.

"To our American neighbors: Canada's here to help," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose country has experienced its own severe wildfires.

The Kenneth fire started late Thursday afternoon, local time, in the San Fernando Valley — just 3.2 kilometres from a school serving as a shelter for evacuees from another fire. 

It moved into neighboring Ventura County but a large and aggressive response by firefighters stopped the flames from spreading.

About 400 firefighters have remained on scene overnight to guard against the fire flaring up.

No cause has yet been identified for the largest LA fires burning right now.

Authorities say earlier in the week, hurricane-force winds blew embers that ignited hillsides.

Dry winds — including these fire-fuelling Santa Ana winds — have contributed to warmer-than-average temperatures in Southern California, which has not seen more than 2.5 millimetres of rain since early May.

California’s wildfire season is beginning earlier and ending later due to rising temperatures and decreased rainfall tied to climate change, according to recent data.

Several weather monitoring agencies announced today that Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024.

Watch this NewsChannel report on the announcement below.