Major brush fires burning in SoCal amid powerful windstorm

Last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2025 3:53AM GMT
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Firefighters are battling several wildfires across Los Angeles County, including in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena, and the Sylmar area.

Red flag warnings are in effect and will and remain in place until 6 p.m. Thursday for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the 5 Freeway and 14 Freeway corridors.

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Jan 09, 2025, 2:35 AM

Wildfires burning in SoCal: Numbers at a glance

Here are all the wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance.

Sunset Fire in Hollywood Hills area
- 20 acres
- Mandatory evacuations

Eaton Fire in Altadena area
- 10,600 acres
- 100+ structures destroyed
- 5 civilian fatalities

Palisades Fire
- 15,832 acres
- 1,000 structures burned

Hurst Fire in Sylmar
- 700 acres

Lidia Fire in Acton area
- 348 acres
- 40% contained

Woodley Fire in Sepulveda Basin
- 30 acres, contained

Tyler Fire
- 15 acres, contained

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Jan 08, 2025, 10:34 AM GMT

Eaton Fire explodes to 1,000 acres, dozens of homes on fire in Hastings Ranch

The Eaton Fire in the Altadena area exploded to 1,000 acres early Wednesday morning.

Dozens of homes in Hastings Ranch were severely damaged due to the rapid growing fire.

Video from the scene showed many homes on Startouch Drive up in flames. No apparent active firefight was seen at the time.

One of the homes was seen completely engulfed in flames, with just the chimney standing, while other homes seemed to be untouched.

Video from the scene showed dozens of homes in Hastings Ranch engulfed in flames amid the rapid growing fire.

Mandatory evacuations

  • All residents living north of Sierra Madre, east of Allen and west of Santa Anita Drive
  • North of New York Drive, East of Altadena Drive, West of Sierra Madre Villa Ave
  • East Altadena Drive
  • Kinneloa Canyon Road
  • Outpost Lane
  • Glen Springs Road
  • Coolidge Avenue
  • Miranda
  • Roosevelt Avenue
  • Veranda
  • Kenclare
  • Fox Ridge Drive
  • Canyon Close Road
  • Grand Oaks Avenue

Evacuation warning

  • All residents south of Sierra Madre to I-210, Lake Street to Santa Anita Avenue.

Evacuation centers

  • Pasadena Convention Center - 300 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101
  1. Parking is available at the parking structure across the street from the Convention Center, located at 155 E. Green St. Please enter from Marengo Ave. The Humane Society is on-site to accept small pets for boarding. Service animals will be allowed inside the Convention Center.Residents are able to call 211 for information regarding shelters, and social and health services.
  • Westwood Recreation Center - 1350 Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025
  • El Camino Real Charter High School - 5440 Valley Circle Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

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Jan 08, 2025, 11:27 AM GMT

Hurst Fire in Sylmar grows to 500 acres

The Hurst Fire in Sylmar has grown to 500 acres and is 0% contained as of early Wednesday morning, according to CalFire.

Evacuation centers have been set up at Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, Northridge Park and the Sepulveda Recreation Center, according to the Angeles National Forest.

Evacuation warnings are in effect for areas of Santa Clarita, along Calgrove Boulevard and the Newhall Pass, Wildwood and Eternal Valley, according to Cal Fire.

The eastbound 210 Freeway in Sylmar is closed and the connector to the southbound 5 Freeway is closed. The 14 Freeway is closed.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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Jan 08, 2025, 9:52 AM GMT

Thousands in Los Angeles County left without power

Thousands of people in Los Angeles County are without power. As of early Wednesday morning, about 220,039 customers were without power in the county, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us.

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Jan 08, 2025, 9:30 AM GMT

Beloved Malibu restaurant Reel Inn burns down

The Reel Inn, an iconic restaurant in Malibu, has been destroyed by the Pacific Palisades brush fire, the restaurant confirmed.

In a statement posted to Instagram stories, Reel Inn said, "All our staff are safe. We are so grateful for the 36 years we've been a part of the community. Grateful to all our customers. We are heartbroken and unsure what will be left. Hopefully the state parks will let us rebuild when the dust settles. Thank you for all the love and support, Teddy and Andy Leonard."

Cholada Thai, another beloved Malibu restaurant, was also reportedly destroyed on Tuesday.