Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
Southern California is battling devastating wildfires that have claimed at least five lives, injured many, and destroyed homes. Firefighters are racing to contain the flames amid dry conditions and strong winds.
Evacuation orders were initially issued for one zone, but several more were quickly ordered to flee as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.
A new fire broke out in Southern California on Monday ... of thousands under evacuation orders. The California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, reported that the ...
Parts of Santa Monica were ordered to be evacuated as fast-moving flames destroyed homes along the coast in Los Angeles. Winds were picking up overnight, potentially fueling the fires.
Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misleadingly claim "$00,000,000" in "foreign aid" has been offered to the U.
California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.
The Southern California wildfires started on Jan. 7, and as of a week later, more than 12,300 structures had been destroyed, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Residents have fumed after a Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to 'shimmy' while visiting a neighborhood decimated by the LA wildfires
Critical fire weather is expected to continue until Wednesday at the earliest, increasing the risk that fires will spread further.