Rain helps Southern California firefighters
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) says that more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed—though individual measures for Palisades and Eaton are less than this. Investigators are still working to measure the number of lost and damaged buildings.
The blazes have grown to more than 37,000 acres, killing at least 25 people and destroying thousands of structures.
Evacuated residents are waiting in their cars for hours to get permission to return to Los Angeles neighborhoods devastated by the Palisades Fire, which has been burning for three weeks and destroyed thousands of homes and other structures.
Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.
As of Saturday morning, the Palisades Fire was 43% contained, up from 31% contained on Friday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire.
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.
The Hughes fire is the latest major blaze to hit Los Angeles. Here is how it compares to the two largest ones, the Palisades and Eaton fires. Newsweek has contacted the Los Angeles Fire Department for comment via email.
(AP) — Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history ... new rules because they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire, driven by hurricane-force winds ...
Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.
The Clay Fire has sparked in Riverside County on Tuesday night as wildfires continue to plague Southern California.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.