The Los Angeles wildfires continue to burn out of control, with the death toll now at seven and expected to climb. Nearly 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and at least 10,000 buildings have been destroyed, L.A. Sheriff Robert Luna stating in a press conference that some of the impacted areas "look like a bomb was dropped in them."

Satellite images captured on Thursday, January 9, showed the devastating impact of the Los Angeles fires, which destroyed entire neighborhoods, forced thousands to evacuate, and claimed at least five lives.

Satellite imagery shows houses burned down, roads closed, and the fires spreading across Los Angeles.

Before-and-after satellite images from Maxar Technologies capture a harrowing view of the devastation from space.

The ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles have caused massive destruction, leaving thousands of people homeless.Meanwhile, satellite images revealed shocking details about the extent of the fires and how quickly they spread.

Satellite images showed the dramatic difference in the Altadena area in just a matter of days due to the deadly Eaton Fire.

Entire swathes of the city are too dangerous to access and the thickness of smoke makes it hard to see far. But from space the enormity of the destruction is made clear. Satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies has shared pictures taken from space that show just how bad the wildfires have been.

Timelapse footage published by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows how the Palisades and Eaton Fires ignited and rapidly grew over the last two days.

The fires burning across Los Angeles County look alarming even from space. More than a thousand homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least two people are dead in the destructive firestorms,