Evacuation orders remain in effect around Los Angeles amid fires NBC Chicago [Video]

Thousands of Los Angeles residents remain under evacuation orders Thursday even as firefighters make progress in battling wildfires that have devastated entire communities.

While those orders remain in effect as the Palisades Fire and several other blazes continue to burn, Los Angeles County residents all received an evacuation order by mistake Thursday night, adding to the anxiety residents are feeling amid the ongoing fires.

The most up-to-date evacuation maps can be found on the City of Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department website.

According to Los Angeles fire officials, the Palisades Fire is still 0% contained as of Thursday night, with mandatory evacuations still in effect for the entire Pacific Palisades area, according to the City of Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department.

To put into context the extent of the area impacted by the Palisades Fire, it would extend from an area just east of Elmhurst in the Chicago area, then …