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Photos of Los Angeles fires show blazes ripping through neighbourhoods

byAdmin
January 9, 2025

David Swanson/Reuters A person uses a mobile phone to take a photo of a burning building while sitting on a stationary motorcycle with the hood down at the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.David Swanson/Reuters

There are at least five different wildfires still burning around Los Angeles, the latest of which has swept through the famous Hollywood Hills.

Five people have been confirmed dead, and more than 130,000 people have been evacuated in what has become the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history.

California Fire Chief David Acuna said no progress had been made in containing the fires due to high winds and dry conditions.

Photographers captured dramatic scenes across the city as firefighters continue to work to control the fires that first broke out on Tuesday.

Allison Dinner/EPA A Los Angeles County firefighter pulls a hose in front of a fire truck shooting water at a building, as they take up positions to fight the Palisades wildfire in Malibu on Wednesday.Allison Dinner/EPA

Exhausted firefighters battled wildfires throughout Tuesday and Wednesday

Carolyn Bryman/EPA Three Los Angeles County firefighters look away from the camera and wave next to a burning house as they try to protect homes from the Eaton Wildfire in Altadena on WednesdayCarolyn Bryman/EPA

California Fire Chief David Acuna said there was no progress in containing the fires on Wednesday due to high winds and dry conditions.

Mike Blake/Reuters Smoke billows from burning beachfront homes along the coastal road leading to Malibu on Wednesday, showing rows of buildings destroyed by fires.Mike Blake/Reuters

Strong winds amplified the initial Pacific Palisades fire, which swept through Malibu and destroyed this stretch of coast

Carlin Steele/Reuters Thick smoke fills the Los Angeles skyline as multiple fires broke out in Los Angeles on Wednesday.Carlin Steele/Reuters

Thick, hazy smoke could be seen enveloping the city after two days of raging forest fires with no end in sight.

Getty Images Thick smoke from the Palisades Fire billows over a sweeping view of Los Angeles on Wednesday.Getty Images

Meanwhile, more localized smoke rose from the affected areas

Etienne Laurent / AP A husband and wife embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood, in front of burning rubble, both wearing helmets and face masks, after the Palisades Fire swept through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles on Wednesday.Etienne Laurent/AFP

Some residents of the Pacific Palisades area witnessed some neighborhoods reduced to rubble

Daniel Cole/Reuters A man wearing a wide-brimmed hat fetches water as he stands next to a red vehicle with a kayak on it along the Pacific Coast Highway on Wednesday.Daniel Cole/Reuters

People collected basic supplies, forcing many to flee

Jeff Gritchen / MediaNews Group / Orange County Register California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks away from the camera as he surveys damage during the Palisades Fire, surrounded by people and smoke billowing in the background.Jeff Gretchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that more than 1,400 firefighters had been deployed to deal with the “unprecedented” fires.

Mario Tama/Getty Images A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills at night on Wednesday, with a view of the Los Angeles skyline in the background.Mario Tama/Getty Images

The fires spread north and east through Wednesday, with the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A fire truck drives down Sunset Boulevard as a building burns in the background with billowing smoke on Wednesday.Bellokimages/Bauer-Griffin/GCImages

While firefighters worked to contain the fires on Sunset Boulevard

David Swanson/Reuters A person holds an American flag after removing it from a flagpole in his garden walking away from a house burned in the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.David Swanson/Reuters

Residents rushed to rescue important items as their homes burned – This photo shows a man calmly removing an American flag flying on his cousin’s front lawn

Carlin Steele/Reuters A woman unloads her horse from her trailer with the help of an official after the evacuation of Altadena at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank on Wednesday.Carlin Steele/Reuters

The animals were also moved to safety, as the Los Angeles Equestrian Center had to evacuate from Burbank

Jeff Gritchen / MediaNews Group / Orange County Register Firefighters battle a blaze at an apartment complex on La Cruz Drive during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, with flames and smoke billowing from the structure.Jeff Gretchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register

Some areas of Pacific Palisades are still burning as of Wednesday, and the photo here shows a fire on La Cruz Road

Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Shadowed firefighters gather in front of a fire truck next to a burning house in Pacific Palisades.Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

This followed a massive effort to address the initial Pacific Palisades fires on Tuesday

David Swanson/AFP A helicopter drops water over burning hills, with a huge plume of smoke rising above, in the Pacific Palisades area.David Swanson/AFP

Winds of more than 80 mph (126 km/h) fanned the flames on Tuesday, and winds were still high on Wednesday.

Ringo Chiu/Reuters Sparks and debris fly through the air and a firefighter with a water cannon is seen in the foreground and a fence and trees in the background, on the west side of Los Angeles.Ringo Chiu/Reuters

The fires caused many dramatic scenes as debris was scattered in residential areas on Tuesday

Caroline Brehman/EPA A close-up view of a group of firefighters climbing a burning, smoke-filled hill with trees, in the Pacific Palisades area.Carolyn Bryman/EPA

Los Angeles County firefighters took positions to tackle the blaze on Tuesday

Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A police officer escorts a homeless woman pushing her belongings on a cart, on a street with a police car and a burning mountain in the background, on Topanga Canyon Blvd.Wally Scalig/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

While police officers were on the streets, escorting people to safety and assisting in evacuation efforts

Caroline Brehman/EPA A woman carries her dog and belongings during an evacuation, as she walks down a street with fires burning in the background, in the Pacific Rim.Carolyn Bryman/EPA

More than 130,000 people were ordered to evacuate the area as of Wednesday

David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News Firefighters are seen against a yellow sky as they battle flames from the beachfront along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News

Beachfront homes were lit up in orange hues along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday

Caroline Brehman/EPA A Los Angeles firefighter pulls a hose in front of cars trying to drive down a smoke-filled street in the Pacific Palisades area.Carolyn Bryman/EPA

Firefighters had to avoid residents evacuating areas affected by the fires

Caroline Brehman/EPA Rear view of a firefighter wearing a yellow helmet bearing the word Carolyn Bryman/EPA

Water hoses were deployed throughout the city to extinguish the flames

Josh Edelson/AFP A McDonald's restaurant is visible behind a burned palm tree swept away by strong winds in PasadenaJosh Edelson/AFP

Iconic palm trees in Los Angeles have bent down and burned in the wake of wildfires

David Swanson/AFP A silhouetted firefighter fires a water cannon in front of massive flames in a valley with burning hills and a firefighting helicopter in the background in Pacific PalisadesDavid Swanson/AFP

Helicopters are working alongside fire officers to try to stop the spread of the disease through the mountainous and forested areas of West Los Angeles

The top photo shows an onlooker in front of a burning building at the site of the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.

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