Firefighters in the Los Angeles-area have been battling raging fires for several days now, with the flames killing 10 people and whole neighbourhoods obliterated.

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.

"Obviously the game is secondary to that and to many things in life. Perspective is important," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of the fires.