At least nine people were killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated as wildfires continue to impact US West Coast states on Thursday. In the state of Oregon, nearly 500,000 people, which is about an eighth of the state's population, were given evacuation orders.

US: Death toll of West Coast wildfires rises to 9; 500,000 ordered to evacuate in Oregon

At least six people died in the western United States as states such as Washington and Oregon apart from California are scrambling to control the rapidly spreading flames.

At least six die in wildfires as orange skies blacken US

California`s lightning-sparked wildfires more than doubled in size into some of the largest in state history on Friday, forcing over 175,000 people to flee their homes.

Multiple wildfires across California, parts of Northern California under choking haze

Hundreds of homes evacuated as forest fires in California intensify