Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery 11 days ago, it has burned 14,117 acres. A fire crew of 2,703 has been working on site and, as of Saturday evening, they managed to contain 73% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for nine days. A crew of 4,471 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 27% of the fire by Thursday evening. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” are in the region, which could fuel the growth of new or existing wildfires in Los Angeles County and Ventura County.
According to Azusa police, a man who has admitted to setting a fire at a park has been arrested as the investigation continues.
The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates that about 10,000 structures have been burned down or damaged in the city's fires. That includes houses, sheds, garages and cars. Celebrities who lost their homes in the fire included model and actor Paris Hilton, actor Billy Crystal, and actor Miles Teller. The death toll rose to 24 on Monday.
Officials are bracing for the return of fierce Santa Ana winds as they try to contain large blazes in the Los Angeles area. Here's the latest.
Fire crews are working to contain a new wildfire that has erupted near the Hanson Canyon Dam in the northeast San Fernando Valley. Sky 5 is overhead.
More Bay Area firefighters are helping battle destructive wildfires burning in Southern California. The Alameda County Fire Department sent additional firefighters to Los Angeles County, bringing its total to 27. The department said Monday its first deployment to the Palisades Fire started Jan. 7. The most recent was Friday.
Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.
A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city's Department of Water and Power.