Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.
An immediate evacuation has been ordered for Mount Wilson and the Observatory as the Eaton Canyon Fire advances. Mount Wilson, above Los Angeles, is home to numerous television and radio transmission towers which are utilized for stations in the greater L.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
The Kenneth Fire, which erupted in the western part of the San Fernando Valley earlier this week, is now 80% contained, officials say. The blaze was first reported around 2:30 p.m. Thursday
The Lilac Fire triggered multiple rounds of evacuations in Bonsall, a small community about 45 minutes north of San Diego. "Immediate threat to life," read an urgent warning from Cal Fire issued shortly before 5 a.m. "This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access."
Multiple Los Angeles wildfires have caused deaths, mass evacuations and destruction to communities. Follow live updates on the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth and other fires.
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Firefighters rushed to contain a new wildfire that erupted near homes in the area of Calabasas and West Hills ... in an area of dry brush in the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space, north of the 101 Freeway. By 6 p.m., the fire ...
Crews were working tirelessly to stop the fires, one of which burned at least one home and threatened others in the Brentwood neighborhood. The stronger winds will likely hamper their efforts.
The Palisades fire moved east, forcing evacuations in Brentwood and parts of Encino; the death toll from the fires rose to 16 on Saturday.
With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
It was spreading through open space and threatening homes in the Malibu Canyon area north of the 101 Freeway near Calabasas ... acre Palisades fire and the Eaton fire in Altadena, which has ...
In Eaton Canyon, a beloved hiking area, more than two dozen trails appear to have burned, including those leading to Millard Canyon Falls and Mt. Wilson.