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Los Angeles fire photos show fires ravaging neighborhoods

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January 9, 2025
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David Swanson/Reuters A person uses a cell phone to take a photo of a burning building while sitting on a stationary scooter with the hood up at the Eaton fire in Altadena on Wednesday.

At least five different wildfires are still raging in Los Angeles, with the latest of them burning through the iconic Hollywood Hills.

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

California Fire Chief David Acuña said there was “no progress” in containing the fires due to high winds and dry conditions.

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

Tired firefighters have been battling wildfires all day Tuesday and Wednesday.

Allison Dinner/EPA A Los Angeles County firefighter drags a water hose in front of a fire truck shooting water at a building, as they take positions to fight the Palisades wildfire in Malibu on Wednesday. — Tired firefighters have been battling wildfires all day Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

Caroline Brehman/EPA Three Los Angeles County firefighters look away from the camera and gesture next to a burning house as they try to protect homes from the Eaton wildfire in Altadena on Wednesday. — California Fire Chief David Acuña said there was “no progress” in containing the fires on Wednesday due to high winds and dry conditions.

Strong winds amplified the initial Pacific Palisades Fire, which swept through Malibu and devastated this stretch of coast.

Mike Blake/Reuters Smoke rises from burned beachfront homes along the coastal highway to Malibu on Wednesday, showing rows of buildings destroyed by the fires. — Strong winds amplified the initial Pacific Palisades Fire, which swept through Malibu and devastated this stretch of coast.

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

Carlin Stiehl/Reuters Heavy smoke fills the Los Angeles skyline as multiple fires rage through Los Angeles on Wednesday. — Thick, hazy smoke could be seen enveloping the city after two days of wildfires with no end in sight.

While more localized smoke came out of the affected areas

Getty Images Thick smoke from the Palisades Fire rises over a wide view of Los Angeles on Wednesday. — While more localized smoke came out of the affected areas

Some Pacific Palisades residents have seen certain neighborhoods reduced to rubble.

Etienne Laurent/AP A husband and wife embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood, in front of burning debris, both wearing hard hats and protective masks, after the Palisades Fire swept through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday. — Some Pacific Palisades residents have seen certain neighborhoods reduced to rubble.

People gathered essential supplies and many were forced to flee.

Daniel Cole/Reuters A man in a wide-brimmed hat fetches water while standing next to a red vehicle with a kayak on top along the Pacific Coast Highway on Wednesday. — People gathered essential supplies and many were forced to flee.

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

Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register California Governor Gavin Newsom looks away from the camera as he surveys the damage during the Palisades Fire, surrounded by personnel and with smoke rising in the background. — California Governor Gavin Newsom said more than 1,400 firefighters have been deployed to deal with the “unprecedented” fires.

Fires spread north and east throughout Wednesday, with the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills.

Mario Tama/Getty Images A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills overnight Wednesday, with a view of the Los Angeles skyline in the background. — Fires spread north and east throughout Wednesday, with the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills.

And firefighters rush to contain the fires on Sunset Boulevard

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A fire truck drives down Sunset Boulevard as a building looms in the background with smoke rising Wednesday. — And firefighters rush to contain the fires on Sunset Boulevard

Residents scrambled to save important items as their homes burned: This image shows a man calmly removing the American flag flying in his cousin’s front yard.

David Swanson/Reuters A person carrying an American flag after removing it from a flagpole in his yard walks away from a burning house in the Eaton fire in Altadena on Wednesday. — Residents scrambled to save important items as their homes burned: This image shows a man calmly removing the American flag flying in his cousin’s front yard.

The animals have also been taken to safety, and the Los Angeles Equestrian Center was forced to evacuate from Burbank.

Carlin Stiehl/Reuters A woman unloads her horse from its trailer, helped by an official, after evacuating Altadena at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank on Wednesday. — The animals have also been taken to safety, and the Los Angeles Equestrian Center was forced to evacuate from Burbank.

Some areas of Pacific Palisades were still burning as of Wednesday; Shown here is a fire on La Cruz Drive

Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register Firefighters battle a fire at an apartment complex on La Cruz Drive during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, with fire and smoke billowing from the building. — Some areas of Pacific Palisades were still burning as of Wednesday; Shown here is a fire on La Cruz Drive

This came after massive efforts to address the initial Pacific Palisades fires on Tuesday.

Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Silhouettes of firefighters gather in front of a fire truck next to a burning house in the Pacific Palisades area. — This came after massive efforts to address the initial Pacific Palisades fires on Tuesday.

Wind gusts of more than 80 mph (126 km/h) fanned the flames Tuesday, and winds were still strong Wednesday.

David Swanson/AFP A helicopter drops water on burning hills, with a huge column of smoke rising above them, in Pacific Palisades. — Wind gusts of more than 80 mph (126 km/h) fanned the flames Tuesday, and winds were still strong Wednesday.

The fires caused many dramatic scenes as debris swept through residential areas on Tuesday.

Ringo Chiu/Reuters Sparks and debris fly through the air with a firefighter holding a water cannon in the foreground and a fence and trees in the background, on the west side of Los Angeles. — The fires caused many dramatic scenes as debris swept through residential areas on Tuesday.

Los Angeles County firefighters took positions to fight the fire on Tuesday.

Caroline Brehman/EPA A close-up view of a group of firefighters as they climb a smoke-scorched, tree-lined hill in Pacific Palisades. — Los Angeles County firefighters took positions to fight the fire on Tuesday.

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

Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A police officer escorts a homeless woman pushing her belongings in a cart, on a street with a police car and a burning mountain in the background, on Topanga Canyon Blvd. — While police officers were on the streets, escorting people to safety and assisting in evacuation efforts.

More than 130,000 people were ordered to evacuate the area by Wednesday.

Caroline Brehman/EPA A woman holds her dog and her belongings while evacuating, walking along a street with fire in the background, in Pacific Palisades. — More than 130,000 people were ordered to evacuate the area by Wednesday.

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

David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News Firefighters are silhouetted against a yellow sky as they battle the fire from the beach along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. — Beachfront homes lit in orange hues along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday

And the firefighters had to avoid neighbors who were evacuating the areas affected by the fires.

Caroline Brehman/EPA A Los Angeles firefighter drags a hose between trying cars on a smoky street in Pacific Palisades. — And the firefighters had to avoid neighbors who were evacuating the areas affected by the fires.

Water cannons have been deployed throughout the city to extinguish the flames.

Caroline Brehman/EPA Rear view of a firefighter wearing a yellow helmet with the word 'Williams' on the back, as he fires a water cannon at a burning building in Pacific Palisades. — Water cannons have been deployed throughout the city to extinguish the flames.

Los Angeles’ normally iconic-looking palm trees have bent and burned in the wake of wildfires.

Josh Edelson/AFP A McDonald's restaurant is seen behind a burning palm tree bent by strong winds in Pasadena. — Los Angeles’ normally iconic-looking palm trees have bent and burned in the wake of wildfires.

Helicopters have been working alongside firefighters to try to stop the spread in wooded and mountainous areas west of Los Angeles.

David Swanson/AFP A silhouette of a firefighter fires a water cannon in front of huge flames in a valley with burning hills and a fire helicopter in the background in Pacific Palisades. — Helicopters have been working alongside firefighters to try to stop the spread in wooded and mountainous areas west of Los Angeles.

The image above shows a spectator in front of a burning building at the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.

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