LA fires live updates: Multiple uncontained blazes continue to burn across city; death toll expected to rise

The disaster has led to widespread disruption across Los Angeles, affecting millions of people not directly in the line of fires.

Universal Studios has cancelled shooting for numerous TV series, including Hacks, Ted Lasso and Suits LA. As we’ve been reporting, dozens of movie and TV stars, as well as other industry workers, have had their homes burnt or evacuated. Many film and TV sets have also been destroyed in the fires.

The Critics Choice Awards – originally scheduled for Sunday in Santa Monica – will now be held on January 26.

The organisation that puts on the Oscars has also extended the voting window for Academy Award nominations and delayed next week’s planned nominations announcement.

Elsewhere, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park was also closed, while all schools were closed on Thursday and are due to remain closed when LA wakes up today.

The NFL has moved the Los Angeles Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona because of the fires. The game will now be played Monday night at the home of the Arizona Cardinals in suburban Glendale, Arizona.

The NBA also postponed the Lakers’ game against the Hornets.