Photos: Los Angeles wildfires threaten lives, homes and cultural landmarks

By NPR Staff (NPR)
Jan. 9, 2025 9:05 p.m.
A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.

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Firefighters in Los Angeles hope to make progress against several wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,000 structures.

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The Palisades, the Eaton and the Hurst fires have also killed at least 5 people. A new fire has erupted in Hollywood Hills. The fires have been so overwhelming that L.A. fire authorities don’t have enough crew to cope.

West of Los Angeles, the fire hydrants went dry early yesterday morning as fire crews battles the Palisades fire.

The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood

Thurs., Jan. 9: Debris from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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Fallon Prockiw-Kline, center, gets emotional in front of her home which was damaged by the Palisades Fire, in Malibu, California.

Wed., Jan. 8: Fallon Prockiw-Kline, center, gets emotional in front of her home which was damaged by the Palisades Fire, in Malibu, California.

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Thurs., Jan. 9: Debris covers the ground after the Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Thurs., Jan. 9: Debris covers the ground after the Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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Thurs., Jan. 9: Firefighters work to salvage a home that caught fire on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Thurs., Jan. 9: Firefighters work to salvage a home that caught fire on the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Wed., Jan. 8: Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Wed., Jan. 8: Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

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Thurs., jan. 9: Josh Lederer wears a mask to protect him from fumes as he retrieves his children's clothes from his fire-raved property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood

Thurs., jan. 9: Josh Lederer wears a mask to protect him from fumes as he retrieves his children's clothes from his fire-raved property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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Smoke and flames overwhelm a commercial area during the Eaton fire.

Wed., Jan. 8: Smoke and flames overwhelm a commercial area during the Eaton fire.

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Before/after view of burning and destroyed houses near Marathon Road, Altadena.

Wed., Jan. 8: Before/after view of burning and destroyed houses near Marathon Road, Altadena.

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Residents walk past homes burnt by the Eaton Fire.

Wed., Jan. 8: Residents walk past homes burnt by the Eaton Fire.

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Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Wed., Jan. 8: Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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Firefighters prepare to fight flames from inside Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School auditorium as the school burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area.

Wed., Jan. 8: Firefighters prepare to fight flames from inside Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School auditorium as the school burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area.

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Wed., Jan. 8: Beach front homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Malibu.

Wed., Jan. 8: Beach front homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Malibu.

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Wed., Jan 8: Claudio and Kathleen Boltiansky embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood.

Wed., Jan 8: Claudio and Kathleen Boltiansky embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood.

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Wed., Jan. 8: A car is seen burned along the along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Wed., Jan. 8: A car is seen burned along the along the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Wed., Jan. 8: Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

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