A chilling new map has revealed the magnitude of the devastating fires currently burning in the heart of Los Angeles.
Daily Mail Australia has overlaid the affected area in California across Sydney to give Australians an idea of how big the fire really is.
So far seven people have died in the United States and there are still three fires that authorities have not yet controlled.
The two largest are still spreading in Palisades and Eaton, which are approximately 57 kilometers apart, and both remain controlled at 0 percent.
Another fire in Kenneth, approximately 368 kilometers east of Eaton, is also not confined and is growing rapidly.
More fires in Hurst, Lidia, Woodley and Sunset Drive, which threatened the Hollywood Hills, have been mostly contained by firefighters since they broke out Tuesday.
The area already ravaged by the fire would measure approximately from Auburn to northern Sydney, about 26 kilometres, if measured horizontally.
Vertically, the fire has traversed an equivalent distance from the city’s financial district to the north of Chatswood, which is approximately 12 km.
A map showing the magnitude of the Los Angeles fires if they had devastated Sydney instead
Three fires remain out of control in the US and several more are almost contained
Seven people died on Friday and that number is expected to rise
The fast-moving flames, fanned by powerful Californian winds, have leveled homes and businesses as thousands of residents evacuated through smoke-filled canyons and picturesque neighborhoods that are home to many celebrities.
The homes of Anthony Hopkins, Tina Knowles, John Goodman, Candy Spelling and Miles Teller are among those destroyed, while dozens of other stars now face an anxious wait with their neighbors to find out if anything can be saved.
Apocalyptic fires tore through the luxurious enclave of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday and quickly spread to surrounding suburbs as a windstorm blew embers and debris in all directions.
Residents fled and then waited with bated breath to learn more about their homes, as news began to arrive that entire streets had been wiped off the map, firefighters were running out of water, and resources were being diverted to fight the fire on multiple fronts. .
Debris has surpassed that of the November 2008 Sayre Fire in Los Angeles, which destroyed 604 structures in Sylmar, the city’s northernmost suburb, according to Wildfire Alliance statistics.
Many of the huge fires set on Tuesday were fueled by Santa Ana winds, which reached gusts of more than 70 mph in some areas.
Winds eased Thursday, but the National Weather Service warned that even reduced gusts could spread the fire quickly and the wind is expected to strengthen again Thursday night.
Another round of strong winds is possible on Tuesday and the death toll is expected to rise as crews search through the rubble.
Thousands of homes have been leveled and thousands more people have been evacuated across California.
Police have made 20 arrests, 12 of which were related to looting, and authorities have warned criminals not to take advantage of the situation caused by the fires.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has deployed more than 1,400 firefighters to battle the flames, while Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona were sending crews to help.
AccuWeather estimated Wednesday that between $52 billion and $57 billion in preliminary damage and economic losses have occurred, but the fires continue to burn.
The Eaton Fire north of Pasadena burned more than 200 structures as employees at a senior center pushed dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds into a parking lot to escape.
The Hurst Fire, which started Tuesday night, prompted evacuations in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley, while another fire broke out Wednesday in the Hollywood Hills called the Sunset Fire.
It was burning near the Hollywood Bowl and other landmarks. Together, the fires have consumed about 117 square kilometers, about the size of San Francisco.
Looters have also made the most of their time at the fires, with police making 20 arrests, 12 of which were related to looting.
Authorities had previously stated that they would pursue criminals who tried to take advantage of the fires.
More than 415,000 customers were also without power in Southern California Thursday afternoon, about half of them in Los Angeles County.
And residents in some areas, including the Palisades, have been ordered to boil water before using it because debris from the fires has contaminated some water supplies.