Major wildfires continue to devastate parts of southern California, raging through neighbourhoods in and around Los Angeles as firefighters struggle to put out the blazes.
First responders have been tasked with the logistical nightmare of containing the fires and saving homes and businesses, while also trying to help people get to safety during mass evacuation orders.
Drag the button to see before and after Maxar satellite imagery of burning and destroyed houses from the Eaton Fire near Marathon Road on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.
Drag the button to see before and after Maxar satellite imagery of burned structures and active fire burning from the Palisades Fire in Tuna Canyon on Wed., Jan. 8, in Los Angeles.
Surreal photos of raging flames and infernos from all around Los Angeles County have been circulating online for the last three days. People of all stripes — including celebrities — are evacuating as the blazes continue to burn.
A house is on fire as residents try to escape the site in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, on Jan. 8, 2025.
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Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures in Altadena, Calif., on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025.
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The flames earlier in the week were being driven by ferocious winds, but by Thursday morning officials were buoyed by the fact the wind was expected to calm down for the day.
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Eaton Fire on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.
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Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Erik Scott said Thursday they were able to keep a fire in Hollywood Hills in check because “we hit it hard and fast and Mother Nature was a little nicer to us today than she was yesterday.”
The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tues., Jan. 7, 2025.
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Beachfront homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, Calif.
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The Eaton Fire engulfs a property on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.
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Approximately 2,000 structures have been destroyed, and upwards of 130,000 residents ordered to evacuate. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in the region.
Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, only first game given, return to Mantia’s fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through the area, Wed., Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.
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A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tues., Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.
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On Wednesday, hurricane-force winds blew embers, igniting block after block in the coastal neighborhood of Pacific Palisades and in Altadena, a community near Pasadena. Aircraft were grounded for a time because of the winds, hampering firefighting efforts.
A man in a wheelchair goes past a house on fire from the Eaton Fire in the Altadena neighborhood on Jan., 8, 2025 in Pasadena, Calif.
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A resident takes down an American flag outside a burning house during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025.
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In Pasadena, fire Chief Chad Augustin said the city’s water system was stretched and was further hampered by power outages, but even without those issues, firefighters would not have been able to stop the fire due to the intense winds.
The remnants of a washer and dryer during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025.
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Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire on Jan., 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.
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About 250 homes in Altadena that had been dotted with green leafy trees were reduced to rubble. Only a few homes remained, some still in flames according to images from Maxar Technologies. Just a handful of 70 wall-to-wall homes overhanging the Pacific Ocean in Malibu appeared intact.
The Eaton Fire burns a structure Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.
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Fire rages behind an orange tree during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025.
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Sunset Boulevard House, also known as The Bridges House by architect Robert Bridges, was destroyed by the Palisades fire on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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A building at Antioch Street and Swarthmore Avenue in Palisades Village was destroyed by the Palisades fire on Wed., Jan. 8, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
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— With files from The Associated Press
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