Major brush fires burning in SoCal amid powerful windstorm

Last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2025 3:12PM 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, 1:26 PM

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

- 43 acres

- Mandatory evacuations

Sunswept Fire in Studio City

  • No official containment numbers as if Thursday at 2:30 a.m.
  • Firefighters remain on scene to fight flare-ups

Eaton Fire in San Gabriel Valley

- 10,590 acres
- 972 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

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12:23 AM GMT

Rams to play NFL playoff game in LA, but there is contingency plan

Monday night's wild-card playoff game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium will go ahead as planned, the NFL announced on Wednesday.

The league said there is a contingency to move the game to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona "if necessary."

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12:58 AM GMT

Airbnb offering temporary housing for displaced SoCal residents

Airbnb.org is offering temporary housing for those displaced by the fires in the Los Angeles area.

The company is working with 211 LA, which offers free housing in Los Angeles County, to coordinate the housing effort.

Click here for more information.

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1:17 AM GMT

Planet Fitness offers free access locker rooms, showers to those impacted by fires

Local Southern California Planet Fitness locations have opened their doors to anyone impacted by the California fires through Jan. 15.

Planet Fitness locations will offer free access to locker rooms, showers, electrical outlets, WiFi and HydroMassage loungers to impacted residents as well as first responders.

The company said it wanted to provide displaced residents with basic necessities and make sure first responders felt supported and cared for between shifts.

You can find a participating Planet Fitness location near you here.

12:00 AM GMT

Palisades, Eaton fires largest on record for January in California

Wildfires burning in Pacific Palisades and Altadena are now considered the largest fires on record for the month of January in California.

The Palisades Fire grew to 15,832 acres within 24 hours. The Eaton Fire grew to 10,600 acres. The next largest for the month was the Viejas Fire in 2001 which burned just over 10,000 acres.

This is also the first year that two fires over 5,000 acres are burning concurrently in the month of January in California.

From 1950 to 2024, there were 15 wildland fires over 1,000 acres and just two fires over 5,000 acres in January.