Firefighters continued to battle multiple major wildfires. A red flag warning issued Saturday evening starting at 6 p.m. has been extended to Wednesday night, as well as a fire watch warning.
Palisades fire
Burned 23,713 acres and numerous homes, businesses and landmarks in Pacific Palisades and westward along Pacific Coast Highway, toward Malibu. As of Monday morning, the fire was 14% contained, up from 11% early Sunday.
Many parts of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Calabasas, Brentwood and Encino are under evacuation orders or warnings. More than 12,000 structures remain threatened. Santa Monica has downgraded its mandatory evacuation orders to warnings. Officials estimate that more than 5,300 structures, including many homes, have been damaged or destroyed.
Eaton fire
Burned 14,117 acres and many structures in Altadena and Pasadena. As of Monday morning, the fire was 33% contained, up from 27% early Sunday. Officials say 7,000 structures have been damaged in the fire.
Most of Altadena was under an evacuation order, as was unincorporated Kinneloa Mesa. In Pasadena, a mandatory evacuation order was in place in the northern half of the neighborhood of Hastings Ranch. In Sierra Madre, mandatory evacuations were in effect in some areas north of Grand View Avenue, and voluntary evacuations were in place in other portions of the city.
Hurst fire
Burned 779 acres in the area around Sylmar. Evacuation orders have been lifted. As of 8:20 a.m. Monday, the fire was 95% contained, according to Cal Fire.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
Weather service issues its most severe fire warning for parts of L.A. area as winds pick up
The battle against devastating wildfires that have gripped Los Angeles County for nearly a week — destroying thousands of structures and killing at least 25 people — continued Monday as officials prepared for the onset of another round of dangerous winds that will significantly heighten fire risk.
Over the last 24 hours, both the Eaton and Palisades fires saw increased containment and no significant growth. But officials are still on high alert ahead of red flag conditions expected to begin early Tuesday and last through noon Wednesday.
Death toll from Palisades and Eaton fires climbs to 25. What we know about those killed
The number of confirmed deaths from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires jumped to 25 as of Monday morning.
Eight of the fire victims died in the Palisades fire and 17 in the Eaton fire in Altadena, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner and Sheriff Robert Luna.
Stories about how the L.A. fires got started
Oscar nominations delayed again as L.A. fires disrupt awards season
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has once again delayed the announcement of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have caused widespread devastation and claimed 25 lives. Originally set for Jan. 17 and previously pushed back to Jan. 19, the nominations will now be unveiled on Jan. 23.
The fires have already upended much of Hollywood’s awards calendar, at least in the short term. The Producers Guild of America has postponed its nominations announcement multiple times. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Tea Party, a staple of the season, has been canceled. Meanwhile, both the AFI Awards luncheon and the Critics Choice Awards have been postponed indefinitely.
First, they lost their home insurance. Then, L.A. fires consumed their homes
Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he buys from Farmers Insurance for his Pacific Palisades home was going to soar from $4,500 to $18,000 — an amount he could not possibly afford.
Neither could he get onto the California FAIR Plan, which provides fewer benefits, because he said he would have to cut down 10 trees around his roof line to lower the fire risk — something else the 55-year-old personal assistant found too costly to manage.
What sparked the Palisades fire? A beloved hiking trail may hold the grim answers
Hikers and outdoor enthusiasts have long been drawn to Skull Rock north of Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades.
A relatively short hike on the Temescal Ridge trail reveals the skeletal-shaped Skull Rock and dramatic Pacific Ocean views.
Palisades fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters, schools, forecast
Firefighters continue to battle the fast-moving Palisades fire, which broke out Tuesday morning along Piedra Morada Drive in Pacific Palisades.
By Monday morning, the blaze had grown to more than 23,700 acres. It was 14% contained.
Could better brush clearance have helped slow the spread of the Palisades fire?
The allegations flew as fast as the flames. The Palisades fire raging through the coastal mountains of Los Angeles, rich and powerful critics said, wouldn’t have been quite so devastating had authorities done a better job of clearing hillside brush.
“We knew the winds were coming. We knew that there was brush that needed to be cleared 20 years ago,” Rick Caruso, the developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, told The Times. “This fire could have been mitigated — maybe not prevented.”
The L.A. fire victims: Who they were
Los Angeles awoke on the morning of Jan. 7 unaware that the city and the people within it were about to change forever.
The most destructive fires in the city’s history claimed thousands of homes and businesses and, as of Sunday, at least 24 lives.