On Wednesday, the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel turned into an evacuation zone for some of Los Angeles' most well-to-do residents.

It was the setting for Faye Dunaway’s famous post-Oscars poolside shoot, the inspiration behind The Eagles’ classic song Hotel California, as well as the place where Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned six times.

Thousands of people in Southern California have been forced from their homes, as a series of massive wildfires run out of control across the region. One of the hardest hit areas is the Pacific Palisades and Malibu neighborhoods,