Beverly Hills And Surrounding Areas On Fire

Daily Mail: 'Never thought I'd get to actually play "what would you grab if there were a fire?"': Chrissy Teigen, Jennifer Garner and Chelsea Handler are among celebrities fleeing their homes in LA's exclusive suburbs as blazes rage across California

* Three fires that scorched California were joined by a fourth late Tuesday and a fifth early Wednesday
* The growing fire threatens several A-listers' mansions, including those of Paris Hilton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, Maria Shriver and Heidi Klum
* Chrissy Teigen and her daughter Luna were forced to leave their home, while Ariana Grande alerted fans she had her pets pups had fled the fire
* Paris Hilton said her pets were being taken to safety, while Chelsea Handler, who had just evacuated her house, quipped: 'It's like Donald Trump is setting the world on fire. Literally and figuratively'
* The fourth fire began near San Bernardino, and the fifth was found along the I-405 along Sepulveda Pass
* That fifth fire burned up more than 50 acres near LA's Bel Air neighborhood and the Getty Arts Center
* Several houses caught fire in Bel Air, which has now been evacuated, and the I-405 is closed to traffic
* The largest blaze, the Thomas Fire, is now four times the size of Manhattan, firefighters say
* HBO temporarily halted production on Westworld, which films in the area, citing safety fears
* Fires also and surrounded Johnny Cash's former home in Casitas Springs; it's not yet known if it was destroyed

The homes of celebrities including Chrissy Teigen, Paris Hilton and Chelsea Handler, as well as a vineyard belonging to Rupert Murdoch, have been evacuated as LA firefighters struggle to put out fires that are ripping through the Los Angeles area.

Four Southern California wildfires were joined by a fifth outside Los Angeles's exclusive Bel Air neighborhood - where at least six properties have been destroyed - on Wednesday, as high winds spurred on the flames.

One well-to-do resident was seen having a fireman load up her Bentley as she prepared to flee the neighborhood - where homes cost an average of $3.3million - while firefighters tackled the fearsome blaze.

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WNU Editor: I have a few friends who live in L.A., including one who lives in Bel Air. Just finished talking to her, and she has never seen anything like it. This is almost as bad as the Napa/Sonoma fires in northern California only 2 months ago.