At least five people have died and over 1,100 structures have been destroyed in a series of devastating wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County. Fueled by high winds, dry brush, and low humidity, the Eaton, Palisades, and Hurst fires have charred thousands of acres, forcing evacuations and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
More than 1,100 homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory. All five deaths occurred in and around Altadena and Pasadena, where the Eaton Fire exploded Tuesday night, giving residents little time to flee.
In Pacific Palisades, the Palisades fire had charred more than 15,800 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, burning down to Pacific Coast Highway, where it engulfed multimillion-dollar homes along the iconic stretch. L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference that while there have been no fatalities in the Palisades fire, officials have seen 'a high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate, in addition to first responders who were on the fire line.' The Eaton fire, which broke out Tuesday evening, had burned 10,600 acres near Altadena and Pasadena, whipped by gusts of up to 99 mph, Angeles National Forest staff wrote on X. More than 100 structures have been destroyed in that fire, Marrone said. The Hurst fire, which spread quickly during high winds overnight in Sylmar, had burned 700 acres as of Wednesday. The cause of the fires is under investigation. None have reached any containment. 'What we saw here in the last 24 hours is unprecedented,' LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said Wednesday afternoon. 'I've never seen anything like this.' On Wednesday, the roughly 1,500 firefighters assigned to the Eaton and Palisades blazes endured another challenging day of fire fueled by extreme winds, bone-dry brush and low humidity. As the large fires raged, crews across the region rushed to contain small blazes that popped up in Fontana, Sun Valley and Brentwood before they became out-of-control infernos. L.A
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