We’re now closing this blog to continue our live coverage of the fires in California in a new blog. You can follow along here:

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Here’s a recap of what has happened so far today:

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  At least two people were killed in the Eaton fire, north of Pasadena which has grown to 10,600 acres and has destroyed more than 100 structures. There have also been “a number of significant injuries”, fire officials said, and “tens of thousands of homes” are affected. About 32,500 residents were under evacuation orders, a drop from the more than 50,000 residents evacuated overnight.

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  President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Defense to rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities, including air support, to the state of California. The White House announced in a statement that the president has approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, allowing impacted communities and survivors to immediately access funds and resources to jumpstart their recovery.

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  “As the fires continue to devastate communities, President Biden is focused on mobilizing life-saving and life-sustaining resources across the region,” it said.

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  The Palisades fire, west of Los Angeles, has grown to more than 15,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive fire in the city’s history. About 37,000 residents are under evacuation orders.

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  The Hurst fire, inthe San Fernando Valley, is close to 500 acres after erupting on Tuesday night. More than 3,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate the area in Sylmar.

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  More than 400,000 power customers were without power, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Another 440,000 customers could face similar shutoffs depending on weather conditions.

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  Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there is enough for firefighters to use. Demand was so high that three tanks emptied by Wednesday morning, causing some fire hydrants to dry out.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. President Joe Biden warned the recovery “is going to take time” as he attended a briefing with Newsom at a Santa Monica fire station. President-elect Donald Trump blamed Newsom’s environmental policies for the fires.

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The Palisades fire, which became the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles’ history when it reached 11,802 acres Wednesday morning, has increased in size yet again – now encompassing 15,832 acres.

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The fire is confirmed to have destroyed 300 structures thus far, according to CalFire.

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President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Defense to rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities, including air support, to the state of California.

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The White House announced in a statement that the president has approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, allowing impacted communities and survivors to immediately access funds and resources to jumpstart their recovery.

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“As the fires continue to devastate communities, President Biden is focused on mobilizing life-saving and life-sustaining resources across the region,” it said.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has also approved Fire Management Assistance Grants to reimburse California for firefighting costs last night, it said.

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Fema administrator Deanne Criswell is scheduled to travel to California on Friday to assess on-the-ground community needs like additional sheltering options and damage assessments, it said.

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“President Biden and Vice President Harris are praying for those who lost loved ones, had property damaged, were injured, and for everyone affected by this and other devastating fires in the area.

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“The situation remains extremely dangerous, and the Administration continues to urge residents to heed the warnings of local officials and evacuate immediately if told to do so.”

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Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes as massive, fast-moving wildfires tear through several neighbourhoods of Los Angeles.

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Here’s a recap of the latest developments:

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  At least two people were killed in the Eaton fire, north of Pasadena which has grown to 10,600 acres and has destroyed more than 100 structures. There have also been “a number of significant injuries”, fire officials said, and “tens of thousands of homes” are affected. About 32,500 residents were under evacuation orders, a drop from the more than 50,000 residents evacuated overnight.

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  The Palisades fire, west of Los Angeles, has grown to 11,802 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive fire in the city’s history. About 37,000 residents are under evacuation orders.

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  The Hurst fire, inthe San Fernando Valley, is close to 500 acres after erupting on Tuesday night. More than 3,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate the area in Sylmar.

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  More than 400,000 power customers were without power, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Another 440,000 customers could face similar shutoffs depending on weather conditions.

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  Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there is enough for firefighters to use. Demand was so high that three tanks emptied by Wednesday morning, causing some fire hydrants to dry out.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. President Joe Biden warned the recovery “is going to take time” as he attended a briefing with Newsom at a Santa Monica fire station. President-elect Donald Trump blamed Newsom’s environmental policies for the fires.

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The Hurst fire in the San Fernando Valley has grown to 700 acres, fire officials said.

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An earlier update from Los Angeles City fire chief Kristin Crowley said the fire, which erupted about 10pm local time on Tuesday, had “rapidly expanded” to more than 500 acres.

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The Palisades fire has grown to 11,802 acres, LA fire chief Kristin Crowley said during a briefing with Joe Biden and the California governor, Gavin Newsom.

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As we reported earlier, Crowley said her team knew there was a “significant threat” from the fire as soon as it started because of the “high, high, high winds”.

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At least 1,000 structures have been destroyed from the blaze and tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders.

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Joe Biden warned that “it’s going to take time” to recover from the wildfires.

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“We’re prepared to do anything and everything, as long as it takes,” he told reporters at a briefing in a Santa Monica fire station.

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“It’s going to be a hell of a long way” before things get back to normal, the president said. “It’s going to take time.”

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California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, thanked Biden for his support. “It’s impossible for me to express the level of appreciation,” Newsom said.

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LA police department chief James McDonnell says the last 24 hours have been “unprecedented”.

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The Eaton fire, which is centered near Pasadena and has killed two people, has exploded in size and grown to 10,600 acres, fire officials said.

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Los Angeles County fire chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference earlier this morning that the Eaton fire had grown to more than 2,000 acres.

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Nearly 400,000 customers were without power in California as of a short while ago, according to poweroutage.us.

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Officials are urging residents across the Palisades region to conserve water so there is enough for firefighters to use after all the fire hydrants temporarily went dry.

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“We pushed the system to the extreme,” said Janisse Quiñones, head of the LA department of water and power.

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The “tremendous” demand on the water system resulted in tanks being emptied three times since yesterday, she said.

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“Four times the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight, which lowered our water pressure.”

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“We’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging,” Quiñones said.

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Donald Trump blamed the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, for the “virtually apocalyptic” fires raging through the Los Angeles area, arguing he should have signed a declaration to pump more water through the state to prevent the situation.

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“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but didn’t care about the people of California,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Now the ultimate price is being paid.”

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“I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is to blame for this.”

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Here’s a recap of the latest on the wildfires from Los Angeles officials:

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  At least two people have been killed and numerous others injured, some with “significant injuries”, as a result of the Eaton fire. The fire has grown to more than 2,000 acres as it burned some 30 miles (50 km) inland in Altadena, near Pasadena. Some 32,500 people have been evacuated due to the Eaton fire and more than 13,000 structures remain at risk.

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  Thousands of firefighters are battling at least four separate blazes – Eaton, Palisades, Hurst and Woodley –in the metropolitan area of the Los Angeles area. Firefighters are coming from Nevada, Oregon and Washington to support the fight against the fires.

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  “There are not enough firefighters in LA county to address four separate fires of this magnitude,” LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone said. The county was prepared for “one or two brushfires, but not four, especially given these sustained winds and low humidities,” he added. The fires are “stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits,” city fire chief Kristin Crowley said.

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  More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed because of the Palisades fire, and about 37,000 residents are under evacuation orders. While no fatalities have been reported from the Palisades fire so far, there have been a “high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate,” Marrone said. The Palisades fire has burned well over 5,000 acres and is 0% contained, and its cause is known.

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  The Hurst fire, in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley northwest of Los Angeles, had exceeded 500 acres. More than 3,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate the area.

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  About 100 schools in the Los Angeles unified school district have closed due to the wildfires. The closures account for about 10% of total schools, superintendent Alberto Carvalho said.

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  Two people were arrested for looting on Wednesday morning. “If you are thinking about coming into any of these areas to steal from our residents, I’m going to tell you something: You’re going to be caught,” Los Angeles County sheriff Robert Luna said.

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California governor Gavin Newsom has cancelled a trip to Washington DC this week for Jimmy Carter’s funeral because of the wildfires.

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Newsom was scheduled to leave the state to attend the funeral but he will remain in California, a spokesperson said.

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Newsom also deployed the California National Guard to help deal with the fires. His office said the California National Guard and Cal Fire had “a unique partnership unlike any other state – skilled, trained personnel with vast wildfire fighting experience”.

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Joe Biden is set to receive a briefing from officials at a local fire station in Santa Monica on Wednesday.

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The US president received a briefing from his team on the raging wildfires in Los Angeles county overnight, a White House official said.

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Biden is traveling in the Los Angeles area on a previously scheduled trip and will add the stop to the fire station before returning to Washington later in the day.

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LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone, during a news conference, said there were not enough fire personnel across these agencies to handle the fires.

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“All 29 fire departments in LA county are not prepared for this type of widespread disaster,” Marrone said.

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“There are not enough firefighters in LA county to address four separate fires of this magnitude.”

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The county was prepared for “one or two brushfires, but not four, especially given these sustained winds and low humidities,” he said.

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A spokesperson for the vice-president, Kamala Harris, said her neighborhood in Los Angeles was put under an evacuation order on Tuesday night.

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Harris and the second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, were not at home at the time and they are “praying for the safety of their fellow Californians, the heroic first responders, and Secret Service personnel,” Ernie Apreza wrote on X.

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“The vice-president and president continue to closely monitor the wildfires, remain in touch with state and local officials, and have offered any federal assistance that is needed to help respond and recover from this terrible disaster.”

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The Palisades fire has burned “well over 5,000 acres” and is 0% contained, LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone said. “The fire is growing,” he said.

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An estimated 1,000 structures have been destroyed, he said.

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There have been no reported fatalities, but a “high number of significant injuries” to residents who did not evacuate, he said.

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More than 1,000 personnel have been assigned to the Palisades fire. “The cause of the fire is unknown,” he said.

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Officials in California are holding a news conference on the wildfires.

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LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone says the Eaton fire has burned over 2,000 acres and the fire continues to grow with 0% containment.

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More than 500 personnel have been assigned to the Eaton fire, he said.

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There have been two reported fatalities to civilians as well as a number of “significant” injuries, he said. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed, he said.

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The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation, he said.

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  Palisades fire, LA county: 2,921 acres, 0% containment

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  Eaton fire, LA county: 2,227 acres, 0% containment

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  Hurst fire, LA county: 505 acres, 0% containment

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  Woodley fire, LA county: 765 acres, 0% containment

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  Tyler fire, Riverside county: 15 acres, 100% containment

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Another wildfire in Los Angeles county, named the Woodley fire, which started at 6:15am local time this morning, has grown to around 75 acres, California fire officials reported on Wednesday morning.

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The fire is being driven south by strong winds, and crews are actively working to contain the fire and protect structures in the affected area, officials said.

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The most extreme conditions are expected this morning, the National Weather Service said on Wednesday morning.

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“Dangerous fire weather conditions are ongoing in southern California with the most extreme conditions expected this morning” the service said in a statment.

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Winds should gradually weaken somewhat through the day, the service said, but critical fire weather conditions are expected to persist into Thursday.

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Widespread wind gusts of 50 mph with isolated gusts between 70 to 100 mph have been recorded.

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The Eaton fire has has grown to 2,227 acres, and is 0% contained, Los Angeles officials said on Wednesday morning.

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Over 700 firefighters have been assigned to the blaze.

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The Tyler wildfire ignited around 3:30am local time this morning in Riverside County, according to California Fire officials.

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As of 9am ET, the fire has burned 15 acres and is currently 0% contained.

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At approximately 8:30 pm local time last night, a 25-year-old female firefighter sustained a serious head injury, while battling the fire, according to officials at the Los Angeles Fire Department.

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“She received immediate treatment at the scene and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation” Erik Scott, a public information officer for the department, said.

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Scott also said that at around 9:00 pm local time, multiple burn victims were reported walking toward a nearby restaurant. Medical resources were directed to their location to provide evaluation and treatment.

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A fast-moving wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles is spreading rapidly, as a fierce windstorm rages through the region.

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  More than1,400 firefighters have been deployed and are working on three separate major fires in Los Angeles County, which between them cover nearly 4,500 acres of land.

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  The Palisades Firehas already burned through almost 3,000 acres and is currently 0% contained.

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  The Eaton Firehas burned 1,000 acres and is currently 0% contained.

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  TheHurst Firehas burned 500 acres and is also 0% contained as of Wednesday morning.

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  Tens of thousands of California residents have been placed under evacuation orders, with six emergency shelters in operation.

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  Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley told a press conference earlier that more than 25,000 people in 10,000 homes were threatened, and the city of Malibu has warned all residents to be prepared to evacuate at short notice.

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  Officials in Malibu have warned all residents to be prepared to evacuate.

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  So far, no deaths have been reported, officials said. One firefighter has sustained a serious head injury, according to Fire Department officials.

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  California Gov Gavin Newsomhad visited the area affected and said he found “not a few [but] many structures already destroyed”.

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  A Santa Ana windstorm is expected to increase overnight and continue for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100mph (160kph) in mountains and foothills – including in areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months

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California’s governor Gavin Newsom has issued a statement on social media saying that California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighters in its attempts to quell the wildfires in the state.

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Describing the fires as “unprecedented”, Newsom said “Emergency officials, firefighters, and first responders are all hands on deck through the night to do everything possible to protect lives.”

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Local fire officials have said firefighters are working on three separate major fires, which between them cover nearly 4,500 acres of land.

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Tens of thousands of California residents have been placed under evacuation orders, with six emergency shelters in operation.

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Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley had earlier told a press conference that more than 25,000 people in 10,000 homes were threatened, and the city of Malibu has warned all residents to be prepared to evacuate at short notice.

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Numerous buildings have been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades area between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu.

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  Fast-moving wildfires have broken out in southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes

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  The Pacific Palisades fire swept through an affluent Los Angeles hillside home to celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders. In the haste to get to safety, roads were clogged and people were forced to abandon their vehicles and flee on foot

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  The Eaton fire in Altadena started near a nature preserve just before 6.30pm, Associated Press reports. Flames spread so rapidly staff at a senior care center reportedly pushed dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street

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  The Los Angeles Fire department has appealed for off-duty firefighters to help fight the flames that were being pushed by winds topping 60 mph (97 kph) in some places. It was too windy for firefighting aircraft to fly, hampering the fight against the flames

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  The exact cause of the fires was unknown and no injuries had yet been reported, officials said

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  California Gov Gavin Newsomhad visited the area affected and said he found “not a few [but] many structures already destroyed”

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  A Santa Ana windstorm is expected to increase overnight and continue for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100mph (160kph) in mountains and foothills – including in areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months

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In the past few months, Jon Oei’s parents, who live in the highlands of the Pacific Palisades, have received multiple wildfire evacuation orders, the most recent in the early hours of New Year’s Eve, he said.

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So on Tuesday, when a wildfire began not far from the family’s home, they did not immediately evacuate.

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By 10:30 am however, they could see “smoke coming over the top of the hill,” the 35-year-old said. The fire, ignited as a ferocious windstorm whipped the region, was rapidly growing.

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Oei was staying with his parents, and he knew the one main road going out of their neighborhood would be snarled with traffic following the first evacuation order. Soon, videos showed long traffic jams as residents tried to evacuate, empty cars lining some roads as people gave up the wait and continued on foot.

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“I think a lot of people ignore the first call,” he said. “You get stuck. There you see people abandoning their cars.”

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Meanwhile,the wind was also pushing the fire in the opposite direction from his parents’ home, Oei said. So they waited.

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It was not until after 5pm, he said, that they finally decided to flee. The family could see the fire coming over the Malibu side of the hills, which meant that the single road out of the community risked being cut off by fire.

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Santa Ana winds are common in southern California during cooler months and have fueled many of the Golden state’s most ferocious wildfires.

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What are the Santa Ana winds?

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Santa Anas are dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of southern California toward the coast and offshore, moving in the opposite direction of the normal onshore flow that carries moist air from the Pacific into the region.

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Why do they increase wildfire danger?

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Humidity levels often plunge to single-digit percentages during a Santa Ana wind. The extreme lack of humidity in the air causes vegetation – living and dead – to significantly dry out and become susceptible to fire.

n The tremendous wind speeds can stoke any spark – from a fallen power line to a cigarette bud – into a rapidly spreading conflagration.

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Santa Anas are linked to some of the worst wildfires southern California has experienced, including the Woolsey fire, which killed three people and destroyed more than 1,600 structures in November 2018, and the Franklin fire, which damaged or destroyed nearly 50 homes in the Malibu area.

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Read more:

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A fierce windstorm is fueling dangerous wildfires in multiple locations around Los Angeles, with a major fire in the Pacific Palisades forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

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The infamously dry Santa Ana winds are a persistent feature of California life during the colder months of the year. What’s particularly dangerous right now is that the strong winds – the worst since 2011, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist – are gusting across a bone-dry landscape, covered in dried-out vegetation acting as the perfect fuel for wildfires.

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California’s winter rains can serve as a protective force against wildfires, by wetting the vegetation so it does not so easily catch on fire. But that simply didn’t happen this year.

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As my Guardian colleagues reported earlier today, southern California has not seen more than 0.1in (0.25cm) of rain since early May. Much of the region has fallen into moderate drought conditions, according to the US Drought Monitor. In northern California, in contrast, there have been multiple drenching storms.

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The dry conditions have turned the region around Los Angeles into a tinderbox. Now we’re seeing the dangerous consequences.

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Evacuations have been ordered as the Eaton fire near Altadena is growing rapidly, doubling in size to 400 acres, fanned by strong winds.

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Eaton Fire estimated at 400 acres. If you are in an evacuation order area, please leave now.@PasadenaGov@LACoFDPIO

— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 8, 2025

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#EatonFire

Mandatory evacuations North of New York Drive, East of Altadena Drive, West of Sierra Madre Villa Ave.
Pasadena Fire, US Forest Service & LA County Fire in Unified Command. Over 200 acres spreading at rapid growth.
Mass Care and Sheltering being established.
We will…

— Angeles National Forest (@Angeles_NF) January 8, 2025

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President Joe Biden says he has offered federal assistance to help suppress the “terrible” Pacific Palisades fire.

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His statement in full:

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I am being frequently briefed on the wildfires in west Los Angeles. My team and I are in touch with state and local officials, and I have offered any federal assistance that is needed to help suppress the terrible Pacific Palisades fire.

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Earlier tonight, FEMA approved a Fire Management Assistance Grant to support areas that are impacted and help reimburse the state of California for the immediate firefighting costs. My Administration will do everything it can to support the response.

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I urge the residents of the Pacific Palisades and the surrounding areas of Los Angeles to stay vigilant and listen to local officials.

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Mandatory evacuation zones in the Palisades fire have expanded to the east and north as the fire has grown to 2,920 acres, with winds forecasted to continue increasing through the night, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an update.

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“This remains an extremely dynamic situation and all residents in the area asked to monitor the news, LAFD Alerts and be prepared for possible evacuation,” the department said.

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Locals have described the scenes on the ground, via the Associated Press:

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Resident Kelsey Trainor said the only road in and out of her neighborhood was completely blocked. Ash fell all around them while fires burned on both sides of the road.

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Long-time Palisades resident Will Adams said he immediately went to pick his two kids up from St. Matthews Parish School when he heard the fire was nearby. Meanwhile, he said embers flew into his wife’s car as she tried to evacuate.

n “She vacated her car and left it running,” Adams said. She and many other residents walked down toward the ocean until it was safe.

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He watched as the sky turned brown and then black as homes started burning. He could hear loud popping and bangs “like small explosions,” which he said he believes were the transformers exploding.

n “It is crazy, it’s everywhere, in all the nooks and crannies of the Palisades. One home’s safe, the other one’s up in flames,” Adams said.

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A fast-moving wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles spread rapidly on Tuesday, as a fierce windstorm raged through the region.

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  By Tuesday evening, the Palisades fire had grown to nearly 3,000 acres, according to the California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire).

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  A second fire was reported near Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, near Altadena, according to CalFire.

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  More then 30,000 people in the Palisades were under evacuation orders. Many residents were forced to flee their homes urgently, leaving on foot or braving long traffic jams to reach safety.

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  In an afternoon press conference, the California governor, Gavin Newsom said that the Palisades fire had destroyed “not a few” but “many structures”. The full extent of the damage is not yet clear

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  The fire reached the grounds of the Getty Villa museum, a branch of the Getty Center. It’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.

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  About 15,000 utility customers in southern California have had their power shut off to reduce the risk of equipment sparking blaze.

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  The fires ignited as the region was hit by unusually strong winds caused by a “life-threatening” windstorm that is affecting a large swath of southern California.

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The Palisades fire more than doubled in size Tuesday evening, up to 2,921 acres from 1,262 earlier in the afternoon, according to the Californiadepartment of forestry and fire protection (CalFire).

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CalFire also expanded its evacuation zones to include larger swaths of the coastal California communities of Topanga and Malibu.

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Speaking at a press conference in Pacific Palisades this afternoon, the California governor Gavin Newsom noted that he found “not a few – many structures already destroyed” and thanked the US president, Joe Biden, for issuing a fire management assistance grant.

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“No politics, no hand-wringing, no kissing of the feet,” Newsom said. The Democratic governor was scheduled to speak at an event with Biden this afternoon that was rescheduled due to the inclement weather. “My message to the incoming administration, and I’m not here to play any politics, is please don’t play any politics.”

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Newsom further urged residents to heed evacuation orders: “By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods.”

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About 15,000 utility customers in southern California have had their power shut off to reduce the risk of equipment sparking blaze. Half a million customers total were at risk of losing power preemptively, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday evening.

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Minutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.

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The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art.

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A spokesperson from the Getty Villa confirmed the trust’s earlier statement to the Guardian, adding that there are “no structures currently on fire”.

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The Palisades fire has consumed more than 1,200 acres since it broke out at about 10.30am on Tuesday morning, and destroyed several homes in an affluent community along the Pacific Ocean.

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Nearly 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures are under threat, said Kristin Crowley, fire chief of the LA fire department.

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Actor Eugene Levy, the honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, who was forced to evacuate, told the Los Angeles Times while stuck in traffic: “The smoke looked pretty black and intense.” Other evacuees described harrowing escapes, one woman recounting to ABC7 how she abandoned her vehicle and fled with her cat in her arms: “I’m getting hit with palm leaves on fire … It’s terrifying. It feels like a horror movie. I’m screaming and crying walking down the street.”

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The Los Angeles school district was also forced to relocate students from three campuses, and Joe Biden had to cancel plans for an event announcing two national monuments.

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Closing summary

We’re now closing this blog to continue our live coverage of the fires in California in a new blog. You can follow along here:

Here’s a recap of what has happened so far today:

• At least two people were killed in the Eaton fire, north of Pasadena which has grown to 10,600 acres and has destroyed more than 100 structures. There have also been “a number of significant injuries”, fire officials said, and “tens of thousands of homes” are affected. About 32,500 residents were under evacuation orders, a drop from the more than 50,000 residents evacuated overnight.

• President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Defense to rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities, including air support, to the state of California. The White House announced in a statement that the president has approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, allowing impacted communities and survivors to immediately access funds and resources to jumpstart their recovery.

• “As the fires continue to devastate communities, President Biden is focused on mobilizing life-saving and life-sustaining resources across the region,” it said.

• The Palisades fire, west of Los Angeles, has grown to more than 15,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive fire in the city’s history. About 37,000 residents are under evacuation orders.

• The Hurst fire, inthe San Fernando Valley, is close to 500 acres after erupting on Tuesday night. More than 3,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate the area in Sylmar.

• More than 400,000 power customers were without power, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Another 440,000 customers could face similar shutoffs depending on weather conditions.

• Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there is enough for firefighters to use. Demand was so high that three tanks emptied by Wednesday morning, causing some fire hydrants to dry out.

• California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. President Joe Biden warned the recovery “is going to take time” as he attended a briefing with Newsom at a Santa Monica fire station. President-elect Donald Trump blamed Newsom’s environmental policies for the fires.

About 1.5 million customers are without power in southern California, with nearly a million of them in Los Angeles County, as wildfires continue to rage across the region, according to PowerOutage.us.

Agencies nationwide are rushing to aid California in its battle against the five wildfires that have broken out near Los Angeles since Tuesday.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters Wednesday that the California National Guard is adding two modular air firefighting systems, and the Nevada National Guard is preparing two more. The Defense Department has an additional four such planes that it can offer the state, if needed and if wind conditions improve for air support. She added that 10 navy helicopters have been directed to California.

Additionally, the National Interagency Coordination Center, which mobilizes wildfire aid, has dispatched additional firefighters, air tankers and scoopers (which deliver water from nearby lakes and oceans) from neighboring states.

Palisades grows to more than 15,000 acres

The Palisades fire, which became the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles’ history when it reached 11,802 acres Wednesday morning, has increased in size yet again – now encompassing 15,832 acres.

The fire is confirmed to have destroyed 300 structures thus far, according to CalFire.

The 30th Annual Critics Choice awards, which were scheduled to take place in Santa Monica on Sunday, have been postponed due to the wildfire in the neighboring Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles. The awards show will instead occur on 26 February.

“This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community,” the Critics Choice award CEO, Joey Berlin, said in a statement. “All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected.”

In a phone call with Joe Biden Wednesday, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass shared on X that she and the president “discussed an urgent path forward towards recovery for the thousands of families impacted” by the wildfires raging across the city.

The White House confirmed the call, which it says took place as Biden returned to Washington DC aboard Air Force One after attending a briefing in Santa Monica Wednesday morning. Reporters who accompanied Biden could see smoke from the windows of their Osprey aircraft. The ride was bumpy as winds continued to be a challenge in the area.

Biden approves major disaster declaration for California, with DoD to deploy extra firefighters and air support

President Joe Biden has directed the Department of Defense to rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities, including air support, to the state of California.

The White House announced in a statement that the president has approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, allowing impacted communities and survivors to immediately access funds and resources to jumpstart their recovery.

“As the fires continue to devastate communities, President Biden is focused on mobilizing life-saving and life-sustaining resources across the region,” it said.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has also approved Fire Management Assistance Grants to reimburse California for firefighting costs last night, it said.

Fema administrator Deanne Criswell is scheduled to travel to California on Friday to assess on-the-ground community needs like additional sheltering options and damage assessments, it said.

“President Biden and Vice President Harris are praying for those who lost loved ones, had property damaged, were injured, and for everyone affected by this and other devastating fires in the area.

“The situation remains extremely dangerous, and the Administration continues to urge residents to heed the warnings of local officials and evacuate immediately if told to do so.”

Summary of the day so far

Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate their homes as massive, fast-moving wildfires tear through several neighbourhoods of Los Angeles.

Here’s a recap of the latest developments:

• At least two people were killed in the Eaton fire, north of Pasadena which has grown to 10,600 acres and has destroyed more than 100 structures. There have also been “a number of significant injuries”, fire officials said, and “tens of thousands of homes” are affected. About 32,500 residents were under evacuation orders, a drop from the more than 50,000 residents evacuated overnight.

• The Palisades fire, west of Los Angeles, has grown to 11,802 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive fire in the city’s history. About 37,000 residents are under evacuation orders.

• The Hurst fire, inthe San Fernando Valley, is close to 500 acres after erupting on Tuesday night. More than 3,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate the area in Sylmar.

• More than 400,000 power customers were without power, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Another 440,000 customers could face similar shutoffs depending on weather conditions.

• Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there is enough for firefighters to use. Demand was so high that three tanks emptied by Wednesday morning, causing some fire hydrants to dry out.

• California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. President Joe Biden warned the recovery “is going to take time” as he attended a briefing with Newsom at a Santa Monica fire station. President-elect Donald Trump blamed Newsom’s environmental policies for the fires.

The National Hockey League said tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames has been postponed due to the “devastating effects of the wildfires.”

A makeup date will be announced as soon as it can be confirmed, it said.

A slew of Los Angeles premiere events have been cancelled due to the wildfires.

Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Studios scrapped the premieres for Unstoppable and Wolf Man, both of which were supposed to take place on Tuesday night.

Paramount and Max cancelled their Wednesday events for the movie Better Man and the upcoming TV show, The Pitt.

“Due to the dangerous conditions affecting Los Angeles we are canceling tomorrow’s premiere of Better Man,” a Paramount spokesperson said in a statement.

“Our thoughts are with those impacted by the devastating fires resulting from these conditions, and we encourage everyone to stay safe and follow guidance and orders from local officials and government agencies.”

Here are some of the latest images from the newswires showing fierce wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, fuelled by powerful Santa Ana winds.