US Vice President Kamala Harris Los Angeles home was placed under an evacuation order on Tuesday night, her press secretary confirmed, as the Palisades fire blazed through acres of the city.
Approximately 130,000 Los Angeles residents are under evacuation orders and while the former Democratic presidential candidate owns a home in an evacuation zone, she does not reside there while in office.
Newsweek has reached out to the White House press team for comment via email on Thursday.
The Los Angeles fires have rapidly expanded, burning thousands of acres as new blazes continue to ignite. As well as the five people reported dead, hundreds of structures have been reduced to ashes, according to The Associated Press.
The Palisades fire, which is the largest of the blazes has been burning since the morning of January 7. Located in a predominantly affluent area, it has forced the evacuation of thousands, including several celebrities. Vice President Kamala Harris, who serves as second in command, would have been among them had she been residing in her home.
The fire, along with the others, have placed 130,000 people across the city to be under evacuation orders.