Eaton, Palisades fires continue burning as new wildfires erupts

Last updated: Friday, January 10, 2025 3:42PM GMT
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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.

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Jan 10, 2025, 5:44 AM

Wildfires burning in SoCal: Numbers at a glance

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

Kenneth Fire in West Hills

- 960 acres

- Mandatory evacuations

Eaton Fire in San Gabriel Valley

- 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

Palisades Fire

- 19,978 acres
- 2 deaths
- 5,316 structures burned
- 6% containment

Hurst Fire in Sylmar

- 771 acres

- 37% contained

Lidia Fire in Acton area

- 348 acres

- 60% contained

Sunset Fire in Hollywood Hills area

- 42.8 acres
- 100% containment
- All evacuation orders lifted

Sunswept Fire in Studio City

- Structure fire encompassed two homes and brush, extended into adjacent brush
- Stopped forward progress at just under 1 acre

Tyler Fire

- 11 acres, contained

Woodley Fire in Sepulveda Basin

- 30 acres, contained
- 100% containment
- Declared knockdown and no current threats

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7:53 AM GMT

'Super scooper' struck, damaged by drone amid firefight

A water-dropping "super scooper" was grounded Thursday night after it was struck and damaged by a drone.

The aircraft landed safely and no crewmembers were injured. It's unclear when the aircraft will be able to fly again.

The incident remains under investigation.

A water-dropping "super scooper" was grounded Thursday night after it was hit and damaged by a civilian drone, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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4:57 AM GMT

SoCal Edison extended outages: Will power return soon?

Southern California Edison said more than 300,000 people across its service territory were without power Thursday.

"Some of those are from public safety power shutoffs where we have had to proactively, and in advance, turn off the power to reduce the possibility of a hazard," explained Jeff Monford with Southern California Edison. "Another about half of them are from outages."

Southern California Edison said more than 300,000 people across its service territory were without power Thursday.

As people affected by the Eaton Fire lost power and faced evacuation orders, many sought refuge at hotels.

Still, employees have managed to check in guests who needed a room, even when their own power went out. Some of the workers themselves have been without power for nearly two days.

"First day, I had to look in my refrigerator, throw things out because maybe it's not good anymore. So, what can I do? What can I say?" said Arcadia resident Alberto Mayo.

SCE is directing customers to its website for a map of outages and information on what may be causing them.

As far as when the power is returning, SCE didn't have an estimate as of Thursday afternoon.

"We cannot talk accurately about restoration times," said Monford. "The event is so large, and truly unprecedented, that we have all the crews we have, including crews that have come in from northern California to lend a hand working to restore power."

The utility company says all lines have to be inspected before power is restored, even in case of public safety power shutoffs.

"We have to make sure there's no windborne debris stuck up in those lines that would cause a hazard if we re-energize them," said Monford.

4:17 AM GMT

Firefighters stop forward progress of Kenneth Fire

Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the Kenneth Fire that erupted Thursday afternoon in the West Hills area, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

The blaze is holding at 960 acres with 0% containment, the VCFD said. All evacuation orders for L.A. County have been reduced to warnings and evacuation warnings in Ventura County have been lifted, the fire department said.

"Approximately 400 Firefighters will remain on scene through the night, continuing to provide structure protection and knock down hot spots," the fire department posted on social media.

Ventura County fire officials say there have been no reports of any structures damaged or destroyed.

ABC News contributed to this report.

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4:05 AM GMT

Palisades Fire perimeter more than 5 times larger than DTLA

A map shows the perimeter of the Palisades Fire, which has burned more than 19,000 acres, is more than five times larger than the size of downtown Los Angeles.

All of the large fires that have broken out this week in the Los Angeles area are located in a roughly 25-mile band north of downtown.