Containment continues to rise on the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Pelicans fly over the remains of beachfront property along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Thursday. Many homes along the Malibu coastline were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire. Investigators are looking into whether a small blaze was not totally snuffed out and reignited to start the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department’s chief said.
“That fire was dead out,” he said. “If it is determined that was the cause, it would be a phenomenon.” Meanwhile, though a cause has not been announced by officials concerning Los Angeles County’s other massive fire, the Eaton,A woman walks past crosses hanging on a fence with ribbons and flowers along Lake Ave. at Villa St. in honor of this victims that died during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. There will be a vigil on Saturday evening at 6pm.
Gas company employees work to repair and restore infrastructure along along Fiske street Pacific Palisades on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. Christine Montes holds a box containing her mother’s watch and a necklace that survived the Eaton fire. Christine and her husband, Darryl, returned to their home on Valley Lights Dr in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, to look through the debris for anything of value. The Eaton Fire burned through their neighborhood, destroying their home and many others. Firefighters used power tools to open a floor safe in their destroyed home, recovering several undamaged items.
The Palisades fire, in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville canyons, was 31% contained as of Friday morning, according to Cal Fire.The fires have combined to claim at least 27 lives. As of Thursday, law enforcement officials were working 36 missing-person cases tied to the fires’ footprints.
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