Firefighters are battling a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed seven people, burned at least 10,000 structures from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, and left thousands of people desperately evacuating their homes. They are struggling to suppress it.
The ferocious winds that sparked the flames and caused chaotic evacuations have subsided somewhat. But forecasters say the high fire risk weather will continue into Friday. Firefighters are battling the fire, which has spread over a vast area. Larger ones in Pacific Palisades and Altadena are still burning.
Below are some images of the “fire siege” that has engulfed the Los Angeles metro this week.
Two people ride bicycles amid the destruction left by the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jay C. Hong) Firefighters walk as they battle the Kenneth Fire. Thursday, January 9, 2025, in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Angeles firefighters battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Shane Torre, left, and Stephanie Rodriguez embrace as they look over the remains of their home destroyed in the Eaton Fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. ALTADENA, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher) Nancy Belanger pours water onto a neighbor’s fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Palisades incident Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. . (AP Photo/Jay C. Hong) Firefighters battle the Kenneth Fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Emergency vehicles drive through areas destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. CALIFORNIA (AP Photo/John Locher) Houses are seen burning while some are still standing in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Christina Larson, wife of Rancho Bar co-owner Chris Larson, wore a straw holder with the bar’s name on it Thursday, Jan. 9, the day after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Raise it. In Altadena, Calif., 2025 (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Smoke lingers in neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher) January 2025 Firefighters battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, September 9th. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Palisades fire devastation seen from the air Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The Palisades Fire burns down a beachfront property in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jay C. Hong) Nancy Belanger is a member of the fire department. In the aftermath, water is poured onto fire-ravaged properties in the neighborhood. The Palisades Fire occurred in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C.Hong) Caesar Plaza becomes emotional as he looks at his home destroyed by the Eaton Fire on Thursday, January 9, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Cooley) January 2025 Malibu’s Palisades fire destroyed a beachfront property on Thursday the 9th. CALIFORNIA (AP Photo/Jay C. Hong) Firefighters battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) The devastation caused by the Palisades Fire is seen from above in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The sun rises after the Palisades fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A burnt out car lies near the ruins of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) From left, Rob Ramsey, Christina Larson and Larson’s husband Chris, co-owner of Rancho Bar, look at the ruins of Rancho Bar on Thursday, Jan. 9, the day after it was destroyed by the Eaton Fire. 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) A sign that says “Evacuated” appears in the Palisades fire-damaged area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo) / Jay C. Hong) A man rides a bicycle during a strong rainstorm as flames from the Palisades Fire engulf buildings on Sunset Boulevard. January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. (Apu Gomez/Getty Images) Police stand guard on the street during the Eaton Wildfire in Altadena, Los Angeles County, January 9, 2025. (Getty Images) Firefighters put out embers burning at a house on Santa Rosa Street, also known as the Christmas Tree Lane, after the Eaton Fire destroyed the house, Thursday, January 9, 2025, in Altadena, California. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Firefighters battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Firefighters put out embers burning at a home on Santa Rosa Boulevard, also known as Christmas Tree Lane, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Altadena Community Church Taken on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in Altadena, California, the day after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) A burnt out car lies near the ruins of a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) A burning structure. A cyclist passes by on Lake Avenue in the Altadena Downtown neighborhood on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in Pasadena, California (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Firefighters look at charred remains outside the destroyed Bunny Museum, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, California (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Charred remains outside the destroyed Bunny Museum. A firefighter walks in front of a rabbit sculpture and rubble. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) McNally House, built in 1887 by Andrew Rand McNally Publishing Co. Pictured after being destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Land destroyed by wildfire is shown after the Palisades Fire broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Damien Devarganes) A man walks by bicycle through the ruins left behind by the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Damien Dovarganes)
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