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Firefighting and recovery efforts continue in the Los Angeles area, where devastating fires have killing at least 28 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and prompted evacuation orders ...
An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm on Jan. 7, 2025. California ...
The major fires in Los Angeles are at least 80 percent contained, according to CalFire. The Palisades Fire, which is the biggest and started on January 7, is at 84 percent contained. The fire has ...
Four fires are currently burning in the Los Angeles area. Palisades Fire: The largest active fire is burning between Santa Monica and Malibu.Burnt area: 23,713 acres. Eaton Fire: Second largest ...
The Palisades Fire is an ongoing wildfire burning in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County in Southern California which has burned 23,448 acres (9,489 ha; 94.89 km 2; 36.638 sq mi), destroying large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu; it is part of a series of wildfires around Southern California being driven by an extreme Santa Ana wind event.
The fire broke out near Castaic Lake in Castaic, 16 miles north of Santa Clarita and 45 miles north of Los Angeles, and scorched 3,407 acres in less than two hours, according to Cal Fire. By 3 p.m ...
Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into cities, but the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes became fuel that fed the fires. Fire scientists say the destructive power of wildfires multiplied because older homes ignited one after the other [59] California’s building code is among the toughest in the United States [60].
Map of Eaton fire damage Buildings with more than 50% destruction are categorized as destroyed. Those with 26–50% damage are classified as having major damage, 10–25% as minor damage, and ...