Palisades Fire live updates: California deploys National Guard after devastating wildfires kill 5, leave 340K without power, burn across 28K acres
Updated Jan. 9, 2025, 4:46 a.m. ET
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Southern California as wildfire rages Wednesday across the Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas.
Wind gusts topping 100 miles per hour have caused several fires to grow from non-existent to out-of-control within a matter of minutes in some places.
At least five people are dead, and thousands of structures have been destroyed.
Devastating California wildfires have burned over 28,000 acres of land and left more than 340,000 residents without power, as Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed over 600 National Guard members.
The California National Guard servicemembers were sent to assist in combating the fires with CALFIRE along with 10 Rotary Wing Aircrafts and two C-130 airplanes staged for wildland firefighting operations.
The Palisades Fire has consumed 17,234 acres as it has been burning for over 36 hours since it was first reported in the wooded mountains west of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The Eaton Fire, east of LA in the Pasadena, Altadena area of the county, has taken over 10,600.
Five civilians have been killed.
The fire has destroyed 972 structures and containment remains at zero percent early Thursday morning.
Firefighters have seen some luck with the Hurst Fire in the Sylmar neighborhood north of San Fernandino as officials announced there has been 10 percent containment for the 855-acre-large fire.
The Sunset Fire, the newest wildfire that sparked evacuation orders in Los Angeles County, has burned 43 acres as officials lifted a majority of the evacuation zone except for the areas north of Franklin Ave from Camino Palmero St to North Sierra Bonita Ave.
The Los Angeles Fire Department is still working in the closed-off area to monitor flare-up zones, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced.