Horrific situation across L.A. County this evening.
More than a thousand homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least two people are dead in wildfires raging out of control across L.A. County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in living memory.
In Pacific Palisades, the Palisades fire had charred more than 5,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, burning down to Pacific Coast Highway where it engulfed homes along the iconic stretch. About 1,000 structures, including many homes, have been destroyed in the fire, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a press conference Wednesday morning.
We will have updates 24/7.
Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches on January 7 in Altadena, California.
At least five wildfires are still raging in Los Angeles - the two largest cover more than 27,000 acres and are 0% contained.
Sunset Boulevard, the famous strip that stretches for miles through Los Angeles, lies in ruins in the Palisades after fires tore through the thoroughfare, according to reports in the LA Times.
Local residents have described seeing banks, cafes and supermarkets they've frequented for decades completely destroyed.
Flames and smoke rise from structures as the Palisades Fire burns in Los Angeles on January 8.
Good evening.
Latest situation early Sunday, Jan 12.
Four wildfires are currently burning around Los Angeles, with two others now described as being contained
At least 11 people have been killed so far and 13 others are missing
The disaster has also led to more than 12,000 homes and other structures being destroyed
Senior officials, including the mayor and fire chief, have defended what they did to prepare, saying resources were pulled in from other parts of California
Smoke rises from the Palisades Fire on January 11.
At least 16 people have been killed so far in the California fires, with 11 attributed to the Eaton Fire and five to the Palisades, while 13 other residents remain missing.
Authorities issued new evacuation orders for eastern communities threatened by the Palisades fire late last night, including parts of the affluent Brentwood area.
More than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. There are reports of California residents who have lost their homes struggling to find new places to live because some landlords and businesses are illegally raising prices to a very high level.
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Los Angeles are still without electricity.
At least 20 arrests have been made for looting. Among them were two looters who posed as firefighters when entering houses, according to the police.
Officials have imposed a mandatory curfew in evacuation zones as well as in the city of Santa Monica, which is next to Pacific Palisades.
California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has doubled the deployment of the state’s national guard to Los Angeles amid the wildfires.
The cause of the fires, which started on Tuesday, has yet to be determined.
Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches on January 7 in Altadena, California.
