Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire is most destructive in LA history with 1,000 structures burned

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Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire is most destructive in LA history with 1,000 structures burned
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The Palisades fire, Pasadena's Eaton fire and Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley are raging in the Los Angeles area, fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds. At least two people are dead and over 1,000 structures are burned, making it the most destructive in LA history.

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“Our hearts are with our entire Los Angeles community,” the Kings said in a statement. “We appreciate the hard working first responders who are diligently working to contain the fire and protect our community. We appreciate the league’s support in keeping our fans, staff, and players safe.

Before that, a 1961 Bel Air fire stood for nearly half a century as the most destructive fire in the city’s history. It burned nearly 500 houses in the tony hillside enclave, including the homes of actor Burt Lancaster, Zsa Zsa Gabor and other celebrities.JUST IN: Pacific Palisades fire is now most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyedThick heavy black smoke from wildfires moves in over downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” which tapes in Hollywood, was canceled for Wednesday and will instead air a repeat. Residents embrace in front of burning structures as the Eaton Fire advances Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. Anderson, best known for her role in “Baywatch,” stars in “The Last Showgirl,” where she portrays an aging Las Vegas showgirl.

Demand was so high that it wasn’t enough to fill the three, one-million-gallon tanks that help maintain pressure for the hydrants in the hills of Palisades. Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there’s enough for firefighters to use.Stars including Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill and James Woods have been evacuated from their homes in the Los Angeles district of Pacific Palisades as wildfires rip through the area. The track’s fire marshal, in coordination with local authorities, says there is no direct threat to the track, which is currently outside the voluntary evacuation zone.

The Palisades fire is one of several burning in the Los Angeles area, with officials saying more than 1,000 structures have burned and two people have been killed.President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. “He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water , but didn’t care about the people of California,” Trump said in his post Wednesday. “Now the ultimate price is being paid.”

The utility was pushing water from its source into the system, but demand was so high that it wasn’t enough to fill three, one-million-gallon tanks that help maintain pressure for the hydrants in the hills of Palisades.Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there’s enough for firefighters to use.“This morning, we woke up to a dark cloud over all of Los Angeles. But it is darkest for those who are most intimately impacted by these fires.

The president had planned to travel from Los Angeles to Riverside County by plane on Tuesday to announce the creation of two new national monuments.White House officials canceled the air traffic restrictions necessary for his travel and noted that he stayed put in his hotel Tuesday in order to minimize his impact on first responders and law enforcement.Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

Officials have said about 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders. And more than 13,000 structures are under threat. A wildfire burns in the hills near Eaton Canyon behind The Living Rock Church of Pasadena, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. He said there had been no loss of life and thanked public safety officers for “pulling people out from burning buildings” overnight.Los Angeles Unified School District also closed several elementary schools in the evacuation area of the fire burning in Pacific Palisades.

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