Steven Ogg, a Calgary native actor best known for his role in the popular TV series The Walking Dead, said he and his family evacuated to Ojai from South Pasadena. Their neighbourhood is still intact, he said in an email, but “Altadena and the Eaton Canyon fires have decimated that area which is 10 minutes from us.”

The NBA announced Thursday's game between the visiting Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers was postponed because of the ongoing wildfires in the

"Obviously the game is secondary to that and to many things in life. Perspective is important," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of the fires.