Firefighting and recovery efforts continuein the Los Angeles area, where devastating fires have killing at least 29 people,destroyedmore than 12,000 structures and prompted evacuation orders for as many as 200,000 residents whohurried to escapethe flames. Maps of Southern California show where thePa...
View maps below of the evacuations, fire locations and fire perimeters. Advertisement As many as six fires burned in the Los Angeles area at a time, including two larger fires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods. The Palisades Fire has burned at least 6,800 structures and was ...
A car and hillside home burned in the Palisades Fire on January 16, 2025 in Malibu, California.MarioTama/Getty Images A home overlooking the Pacific Ocean which was destroyed in the Palisades Fire on January 16, 2025 in Malibu, California.Mario Tama/Getty Images Homes destroyed by the Eaton ...
Although final numbers have yet to be released, on-the-ground inspectors have completed their inspections of both blazes. The Eaton and Palisades fires now rank as the second- and third-most-destructive wildfires in California history, with an estimatedeconomic loss of $25...
Fighting these fires in California's varied terrain is undoubtedly challenging, as firefighters have deep canyons and steep hills to contend with. The spread of COVID-19 has complicated the response to many of these fires this year; resources are tight, and agencies are stretched thin without th...
Wildfire smoke is now theleading source of PM2.5—microscopic particulate matter than can penetrate into the lungs—in the Western U.S. This growing exposure increases the need to understand the long-term consequences of living and working in wildfire-risk areas. ...
The Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades has now scorched over 20,000 acres — larger than all of Manhattan, which is 14,600 acres. The fire is 6% contained. The Palisades and Eaton fires have become the No. 1 and No. 2 most destructive fires in Southern California history in ter...
“She knew everybody in the city,”granddaughter Briana Navarro said. “If you go anywhere with her, she’s stopping about five times to speak to someone. She was really sweet.” California ‘My heart sank’: Altadena woman loses grandmother to Eaton fire ...
Mandatory evacuation orders are now lifted for the Hurst, Kenneth, Lidia and Sunset Fires, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom – but remain in place for the Palisades and Eaton Fires. The Eaton Fire is now 27% contained, while the Palisades Fire is 13% contained, according to...
Experts have said no fire department would have been able to take on the combination of factors that resulted in the blazes. • The Eaton and Palisades fires are now the most destructive and second-most destructive wildfires, respectively, in Southern California history. The fires...