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An update from the LA County Sheriff's Department shortly before 8:30 p.m. local time said the most intense fire activity was occurring on the southwestern side of the fire.
A viral video showing a group of young men fleeing the initial site of the massive Palisades fire in Los Angeles, USA, has fueled intense online speculation and conspiracy theories. The blaze ...
Follow The Post's live updates for the latest on the Los Angeles wildfires: Firefighters were finally beginning to get the Palisades and Eaton Fires under control Tuesday, but a return of strong ...
By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative 1,050,012 acres (424,925 ha) throughout the U.S. state of California.The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. [3]
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) said the blaze had reached more than 700 acres (280 ha) by 2:10 p.m., [15] with over 250 firefighters fighting it as it started to reach homes. Just one hour later, an update from CAL FIRE stated that the fire had rapidly grown to 1,262 acres (511 ha). [16]
That same day, CAL FIRE released a chart with the top 20 largest wildfires in California history, adding the Thomas Fire as the new largest fire. [86] On December 27, the Thomas Fire experienced another small expansion in size on its northeastern flank, to 281,893 acres (114,078 ha), while containment of the wildfire increased to 91%. [87]
In a Sunday update from the Los Angeles County medical examiner, the death toll from the fires has increased to at least 24 people as dozens of others remain missing or unaccounted for.
In the Background section, I just added the following: . Before the fires started, numerous media outlets had published warnings about the large amounts of dry brush, dead trees, and other flammable material that needed to be removed from local forests, including Mother Jones in 2017 [1], NBC News in 2019 [2], and KQED in July 2024.