LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As the fire fight continues against the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire, new brush fires continue to crop up, the latest in the West Hills area.
Red flag warnings are in effect and will 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.
Here are all the wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance.
- 960 acres
- Mandatory evacuations
- 13,690 acres
- 4,000 to 5,000 structures damaged or destroyed (structures includes vehicles)
- 3 deaths
- 4 firefighter injuries
- 1,527 fire personnel assigned
- Cause of fire unknown
- 19,978 acres
- 2 deaths
- 5,316 structures burned
- 6% containment
- 771 acres
- 37% contained
- 348 acres
- 60% contained
- 42.8 acres
- 100% containment
- All evacuation orders lifted
- Structure fire encompassed two homes and brush, extended into adjacent brush
- Stopped forward progress at just under 1 acre
- 11 acres, contained
- 30 acres, contained
- 100% containment
- Declared knockdown and no current threats
All schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District will once again be closed on Friday due to the fires, the district announced.
LAUSD had previously decided to close schools on Thursday amid the wildfires
In a statement, the district said students will continue to have digital access to academic resources. More information is available at https://www.lausd.org/learningcontinues.
The Eaton Fire, which has left five people dead in the Pasadena and Altadena areas, is now burning near the famed Mount Wilson Observatory and communication towers in the Angeles National Forest.
AIR7 was over the fire Thursday morning. A large plume of smoke over the area made it difficult to assess whether the flames had destroyed Mountain Wilson.
If the fire compromises the site, which houses antennas and transmitters, that could affect your ability to watch the Eyewitness News broadcast. You can watch continued streaming coverage on the ABC7 website or by downloading the ABC7 Los Angeles app.
The NBA has postponed the Lakers game against the Charlotte Hornets, which was set for Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.
"We're heartbroken for Los Angeles. Our thoughts are with all those impacted by this unimaginable situation," the Lakers said on X. "And our gratitude is with the first responders and all of you who come together when we need each other the most."
Fans who had tickets to the game are advised to hold on to them. They will be honored for the reschedule date, which hasn't been announced.
"World News Tonight" anchor David Muir joined ABC7 in studio Thursday to discuss the wildfires that have devastated Southern California.
"I always hate when I come to town and it's bad news. I love Southern California," he said.
Muir arrived Wednesday to report on the Palisades Fire that has destroyed thousands of structures in the Pacific Palisades area.
He remarked on the level of destruction left behind, and how "very striking" it is out in the field, when compared to past fires in the region.
"I hate to say this, but it looks like an awful movie set. As though many of these neighborhoods have been bombed, like there's been an aerial assault," he said.
Still, Muir said, the people of the city showed strength.
"When you see how many people actually did survive this, who are saying 'we will rebuild,' who are saying 'I've got my family'... 'I checked on my neighbor next door and the person across the street,' those are the stories that always sit with me and we're only a day and a half into this... I think that's going to be, sadly, one of the great lasting legacies of this horrific story that we're all living through right here in Southern California right now. Just how giving the people of Southern California are."
"They did race to safety, but they didn't do it without checking on the neighbor first, and that I think that speaks volumes."
