President-elect Donald Trump said the failure to contain the Los Angeles wildfires was "all" Governor Newsom's fault.

President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday blamed President Joe Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the deadly wildfires raging in Los Angeles that have left at least two people dead and forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.

The finger-pointing at diversity and inclusion efforts is part of a broader push to blame liberal policies for the perception of chaos and lawlessness in blue states.

The fires’ proximity to densely populated areas means they are burning through more structures than past fires that covered more territory, preliminary figures show.

Firefighters have made some progress in containing the devastating wildfires near Los Angeles, California, which have scorched more than 45 square miles, killed five people, and burned more than 1,300 buildings – many of them homes.

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.

Some progress is being made in containing wildfires in California, but five wildfires are still burning out of control in the Los Angeles-area. FOX's Steve Nielsen discusses more about the ongoing damage and catches a fire truck coming in to help.

Check out this horrifying moment where a street full of people get evacuated due to the wildfires happening over in California. Briant Flores, from Rialot, California, USA, filmed the scary situation where he had to be evacuated from his home due to the blazing fire.

The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.

President-elect Donald Trump took to his platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday to sound off about the wildfires raging in Southern California.