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.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
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 ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A windstorm that forecasters described as potentially destructive and life-threatening is impacting a large swath of Southern California ... in the Eaton Canyon area near ...
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.
The Kenneth fire exploded in a few hours. The Palisades and Eaton fires each appeared to have destroyed some 5,000 or more structures, officials said, which would put them both among the five most destructive fires in California history.
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.
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.
With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day
Cal Fire confirmed the Eaton fire rapidly spread to 200 acres as of Tuesday night and was at 0% containment amid a brutal Southern California wind storm expected to peak overnight. The Pasadena ...