Pilots were dropping water and fire retardant on the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, as it grew to over 17,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate.More than 7,500 firefighting and emergency personnel have been deployed to fight several wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area, California Gov Gavin Newsom said.The five fires had burned more than 29,000 acres and 2,000 structures by Thursday, January 9, with at least five deaths reported. Credit: California Fire Pilots Association via Storyful