Homes that burned along the Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California.
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Multiple wildfires across Los Angeles have caused widespread devastation and killed 25 people.
The fires have burned over 40,000 acres with high winds making them difficult to contain.
Photos show scorched coastlines and oceanfront homes reduced to rubble.
Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires that have ravaged over 40,000 acres and killed at least 25 people.
More than 200,000 Los Angeles residents have been ordered to evacuate since the Palisades fire started on January 7, with mandatory evacuation orders continuing to affect tens of thousands of people across the area.
With wind speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, the flames spread rapidly and proved difficult to extinguish, resulting in additional fires. While the Santa Ana winds have begun to die down, forecasts show they could return early next week.
As of Thursday afternoon, the Palisades fire is 22% contained while the Eaton fire is 55% contained, CalFire reported.
Iconic Los Angeles landmarks, such as Sunset Boulevard, sustained heavy damage. Others, like the Hollywood Sign, were obscured by smoke and ash.
Photos taken across Los Angeles show the devastating damage caused by the fires.
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires were so large that the smoke was visible from space on Saturday.
A satellite image of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles.
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Evacuated Palisades residents took shelter at the Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles as firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames.
Evacuees from the Palisades fire at a shelter in Los Angeles.
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Firefighting helicopters dropped water on the Hollywood Hills on Sunday in an effort to contain the Palisades fire.
The eastern edge of the Palisades fire in Hollywood.
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The US National Guard enacted a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in areas affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires to prevent looting.
US National Guard officers in Los Angeles.
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Some evacuees in the Pacific Palisades were forced to abandon their vehicles on the road as they fled to safety.
Burned and abandoned vehicles in the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.
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Evacuees in Altadena also left behind cars.
Burned homes and cars that were destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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These cars at the Altadena Auto Center dealership were destroyed in the wildfires.
Cars belonging to the Altadena Auto Center dealership were destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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Residential areas across the city have sustained extensive damage.
Residential areas in Los Angeles burned in multiple fires.
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Entire streets in the Pacific Palisades have been nearly wiped out by the powerful wildfires, creating an almost apocalyptic atmosphere.
Burned homes near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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Firefighters walked through destroyed streets to survey the damage.
Firefighters in Los Angeles walked through the aftermath of the wildfires.
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Oceanfront homes on the Pacific Coast Highway were reduced to rubble.
The Palisades section of Pacific Coast Highway.
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A winged sculpture is all that remains of this home along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
A burned homesite during the aftermath of the Palisades fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.
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This blue Volkswagen in Malibu appeared to be the only thing on this block untouched by the Palisades fire.
A lone blue Volkswagen van was untouched by the fires.
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Some homes in the Rambla Vista neighborhood have been destroyed, while others remain intact.
Some homes in the Rambla Vista neighborhood remain standing, while others nearby have been burned to the ground.
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One home along Pacific Coast Highway was burned entirely, except for its metal spiral staircase.
A spiral staircase among scorched structures on the Palisades section of Pacific Coast Highway.
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The Bank of America on Sunset Boulevard was destroyed by the Palisades fire.
The Bank of America on Sunset Boulevard following the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, California.
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Marquez Charter Elementary suffered damage in the Palisades fire, with many students' belongings left behind in the rubble.
Backpacks amid the rubble of the Marquez Charter Elementary School.
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In Malibu Beach, residents returned to their homes to search through ashes and blackened debris for any remaining items.
Residents of Malibu Beach searched through the ashes of their burned homes.
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Injured and displaced wildlife, like this coyote, have wandered into neighborhoods.
An injured coyote walked through a neighborhood in the Palisades.
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One Pacific Palisades resident found reason to smile as she discovered a beloved doll in the scorched ruins of her home.
A Pacific Palisades resident in the remains of her home.
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The Eaton fire began on January 7 and has burned through over 14,000 acres of land.
Two Altadena residents embraced as they inspected a family member's property that was destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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Normally bustling streets like Lake Avenue in Altadena were completely wiped out.
Businesses along Lake Avenue were destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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This home along Lake Avenue near Altadena Drive was burned to the ground, with only the fireplace remaining.
This home on Lake Avenue was destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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Personal items could be seen scattered on the floor of homes that burned in the Eaton fire.
Personal items were found in a burned home destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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People left behind full mailboxes as they evacuated.
A burned mailbox after the Eaton fire.
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The decimation looks like something out of a dystopian film.
A view of homes destroyed by the Eaton fire.
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The auditorium at an Altadena middle school was severely damaged.
A view of the burned auditorium at the Eliot Arts Magnet Academy.
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The Altadena Community Church, which had been standing since 1947, was destroyed.
Children who had attended Palisades Charter Elementary were welcomed at Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary on January 15.
Children from Palisades Charter Elementary School were welcomed to Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary on January 15.
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Local authorities continue to comb through the rubble for human remains as the death toll climbs to 25.
A K9 unit from the Sheriff's Department searched for possible body remains in the ashes of burned houses at Malibu Beach after the Palisades fire in Los Angeles.
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Members of the Mexican Army rescue team were deployed to help fight the fires, as well as assist with cleanup and recovery.
Members of the Mexican Army rescue team carried cleanup equipment on January 14, 2025.
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As recovery efforts begin, workers for Southern California Edison disassembled power lines.
Workers for Southern California Edison disassembled burned power lines.
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And contractors for the Southern California Gas Company worked on securing gas lines.
Contractors worked to secure gas lines on Sunset Boulevard.
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Still, LA Mayor Karen Bass warned that the area is "not out of the woods yet."
Homes that once stood along the beach were reduced to rubble.
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Landslides and mudslides have affected homes that weren't burned by the fires.
This home on Castellammare Drive was split in half.
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"I'm trying to figure out where I am in the house ... I think I'm standing in my dad's bathroom," one resident said as he sifted through the rubble of his family's burned home. "There's nothing left, just ash and bricks — there's nothing."
Patrick O'Neal sifted through his home after it was destroyed by the Palisades wildfire on January 13, in Malibu, California.
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