Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery 15 days ago, it has burned 14,021 acres. A fire crew of 2,104 has been working on site and, as of Wednesday afternoon, they managed to contain 91% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.
The degree of mismanagement is epic. It’s incompetence married with poisonous ideology, said Villanueva, who was sheriff between 2018 and 2022.
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.
Nearly 20,000 people were ordered to flee an area north of Los Angeles on Wednesday after a fast-moving wildfire exploded, growing to more than 5,000 acres in a few hours, officials said.
Over 50,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings on Wednesday in California's Los Angeles after a fresh blaze swept through rugged mountains in the area. Meanwhile, other two major wildfires --Palisades and Eaton -- which wreaked havoc in Los Angeles earlier this month are still smouldering,
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los Angeles County, Southern California now faces another round of fire-fueling Santa Ana winds.
Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could spread flames.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working on a mandatory ... in connection to theft and looting during the Southern California fires. Luna said the arrests were made between Wednesday ...
An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area