Major brush fires burning in SoCal amid powerful windstorm

Last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2025 8:44AM GMT
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Firefighters are battling several wildfires across Los Angeles County, including in the Pacific Palisades, San Gabriel Valley, Sylmar and in the Hollywood Hills.

Red flag warnings are in effect and will and remain in place until 6 p.m. Friday 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, 8:43 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

- 60 acres

- Mandatory evacuations

Eaton Fire in San Gabriel Valley

- 10,590 acres
- 100+ structures destroyed
- 5 deaths

Palisades Fire

- 17,234 acres

- 1,000 structures burned

Hurst Fire in Sylmar

- 855 acres

- 10% contained

Lidia Fire in Acton area

- 348 acres

- 40% contained

Woodley Fire in Sepulveda Basin

- 30 acres, contained

Tyler Fire

- 11 acres, contained

Jan 08, 2025, 5:47 PM GMT

Wildfires force road closures in Los Angeles County

Wildfires burning across Southern California amid a powerful windstorm are forcing roads and major freeways to close.

Near the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, a part of the Pacific Coast Highway is closed.

Due to the Eaton fire in Altadena, a portion of Altadena Drive is closed.

In Sylmar, due to the Hurst fire, a portion of westbound I-210 is closed.

See the full list of road closures here.

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Jan 08, 2025, 6:00 PM GMT

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Jan 08, 2025, 5:04 PM GMT

2 fatalities confirmed in Eaton Fire, about 100 structures destroyed

At least two people have been killed and several others injured in the Eaton Fire near Altadena, which has destroyed more than 100 structures while burning 2,227 acres, officials confirmed Wednesday.

Fire officials announced the developments at a morning news conference. The deceased were identified only as civilians. Details of how and where they died were not immediately released.

At least two people have been killed and several others have been injured in the Eaton Fire.

The devastating fire continued to burn uncontrolled as of 8 a.m.

The fire expanded rapidly overnight and into the early morning hours -- at the time the winds were forecast to be the strongest of a windstorm that began Tuesday morning and was set to continue into Thursday. The erratic winds grounded aerial firefighting assets, and ground crews were unable to keep pace with the flames' advance.

Jan 08, 2025, 3:46 PM GMT

Small brush fire in Riverside contained by firefighters

A 15-acre brush fire that erupted early Wednesday morning in Riverside County was quickly contained within hours.

The Tyler Fire, which ignited around 3:25 a.m. hear Tyler Street and 47th Avenue in Coachella, was contained by 7 a.m.

No injuries or damaged structures were reported.