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LA wildfires update: Critical fire risk threatens California for days

Headline from Newsweek, from the development of Jan 11, 2025

Newest development Jan 14, 2025 · 4 reportsPalisades fire update as ATF investigating what cause could be

As of Sunday, the Palisades fire, the largest in the city, is only 11 percent contained by firefighters.

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  1. Palisades Fire: Most destructive wildfire in LA city history

    Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·

  2. California Fire map, Update for Auto, Palisades, Eaton fires amid warnings

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Names this update

    LA wildfires update: Critical fire risk threatens California for days

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  4. Newest

    Palisades fire update as ATF investigating what cause could be

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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  1. New York Post

    Palisades fire live updates: Los Angeles firefighters are running out of water as they battle growing wildfires: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Follow the Post’s live updates as the Pacific Palisades Fire rips across California and forces at least 30,000 Los Angeles residents to evacuate.

  2. Newsweek

    California fire map, update as Palisades, Eaton, Hurst blazes burn LA (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    California has been struck by a wave of wildfires with one described as a "near worst-case scenario" by a meteorologist.

  3. Forbes

    Palisades Fire Grows To 700 Acres As Blaze Erupts In Los Angeles Amid Dangerous Winds (Photos) (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A red flag warning is in effect for much of southern California until Thursday as extremely gusty winds and low humidity have primed the region for wildfires.

  4. CBS News

    Images show Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, other California blazes (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Striking images from Los Angeles County show the early extent of damage caused by the Palisades Fire and other wildfires.

  5. CNN

    Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires race through Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Fires have broken out in the Los Angeles area as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm creates extremely dangerous fire weather conditions in Southern California. Follow for live updates.

  6. People

    'It's Like an Inferno': What to Know as Palisades Fire Burns Through More of Los Angeles (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has so far burned through more than 1,000 acres on Tuesday, Jan. 7. and has prompted widespread evacuations around the coastal neighborhood of the Pacific Palisades, authorities said

  7. Insider

    Shocking videos show Palisades Fire burning out of control in California (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Destructive brush fires are erupting across California as firefighters say there's "no possibility" of containment.

  8. Newsweek

    Palisades Fire satellite images show devastating scale of California blaze (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Around 49,000 residents of the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades have now been told to evacuate.

  9. NPR

    Photos: Thousands in Los Angeles evacuate as wind-fueled Palisades Fire quickly worsens (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    More than 30,000 people in Los Angeles County have been ordered to evacuate as the Palisades Fire blazed through the Pacific Palisades community, fueled by intense Santa Ana winds.

  10. Newsweek

    How did Palisades Fire start? Is climate change to blame for LA wildfires? (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Firefighters are battling multiple fast-growing wildfires in Los Angeles that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes.

  11. CBS News

    Los Angeles fire maps show updating view of where Palisades, Eaton and more fires are burning right now (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, like the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

  12. CNN

    Live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles, California orders evacuations (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Fires have broken out in the Los Angeles area as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm creates extremely dangerous fire weather conditions in Southern California.

  13. Newsweek

    Pacific Palisades fire named most destructive fire in Los Angeles history (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Authorities on Wednesday said 70,000 people are under evacuation orders in the Los Angeles area as wildfires burn through the region.

  14. NPR

    The Palisades fire continues its path of destruction in Los Angeles (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    At least five people are dead as a result of the wildfires in Los Angeles, more than 1,000 homes destroyed. Officials now worry about manpower and water shortages.

  15. People

    Palisades Fire Live Update: Giant Blaze Grows Rapidly amid Strong Winds, Leading to L.A. Evacuations (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    A fast-growing Palisades fire in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, sent residents — including celebrities — scrambling for safety as evacuations were ordered and hundreds of firefighters responded to the blaze being fueled by severe winds in the area

  16. The Hill

    Parts of Los Angeles under evacuation as Palisades fire picks up due to high winds (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — Two fires have ignited in the Los Angeles area Tuesday, including one dubbed the Palisades fire that exploded to more than 1,200 acres and has forced evacuations, as the area expects to see some of the worst winds in more than a decade.

  17. New York Post

    Palisades Fire already one of the most destructive ever to hit Los Angeles as forceful winds fuel infernos (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The ferocious Pacific Palisades Fire ripping through Los Angeles is barely a day old, but already stands among the most destructive wildfires in the county’s history.

  18. CBS News

    Palisades Fire devastates LA County as winds batter Southern California (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Thousands of people have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has grown to nearly 3,000 acres.

  19. The Atlantic

    Photos: The Palisades Fire Scorches Parts of Los Angeles (opens The Atlantic)

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    The Atlantic's feed description

    Images from a destructive wildfire that erupted yesterday, driven by extreme winds and dry conditions

  20. Time

    See Photos of Devastating Palisades Fire in California (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate the Los Angeles area as wildfires continue to tear through the region Wednesday.

  21. CBS News

    How contained are the Los Angeles fires? See the latest on efforts to control Palisades, Eaton and more fires (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Here's the latest on containment for the fires burning across Southern California as firefighters work to get the blazes under control.

  22. NBC News

    Maps: See how large the California wildfires are (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    See how large the wildfires have become. The Palisades Fire is already larger than the land size of Providence, Rhode Island.

  23. Fox News

    Palisades fire in LA ignites looting fears and pushes private security guards to the brink (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Los Angeles DA vows to crack down on thieves and looters as firefighters struggle to contain multiple wildfires raging in Southern California.

  24. KTVU San Francisco

    Palisades Fire: Most destructive wildfire in LA city history (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The Palisades Fire is now the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

  25. NBC News

    California wildfires: What we know about L.A. fire evacuations, maps, what caused it, who is affected and more (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted Tuesday and roared across the Los Angeles area, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least five people.

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