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Photos of Los Angeles fires show blazes ripping through neighbourhoods

January 10, 2025

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David Swanson/Reuters A person uses a cellphone to take a picture of a burning building while sitting on a stationary scooter with their hood up at the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.

At least five different wildfires are still raging around north west Los Angeles, with the latest one engulfing the iconic Hollywood Hills.

Five people are confirmed dead, with more than 130,000 evacuated in what have become the most destructive wildfires in LA’s history.

California fire chief David Acuna said there was “zero progress” in containing the fires because of high winds and dry conditions.

Photographers have captured dramatic scenes across the city as firefighters continue to work to control the blazes, which first erupted on Tuesday.

Weary firefighters have been battling the wildfires throughout Tuesday and Wednesday

Allison Dinner/EPA A Los Angeles County firefighter drags a water hose in front of a fire engine that's shooting water at a building, as they take up positions to battle the Palisades wildfire in Malibu on Wednesday. — Weary firefighters have been battling the wildfires throughout Tuesday and Wednesday

California fire chief David Acuna said there had been “zero progress” in containing the fires on Wednesday because of high winds and dry conditions

Caroline Brehman/EPA Three Los Angeles County firefighters look away from camera and gesture next to a burning home while trying to protect homes from the Eaton wildfire in Altadena on Wednesday — California fire chief David Acuna said there had been “zero progress” in containing the fires on Wednesday because of high winds and dry conditions

Powerful winds amplified the initial Pacific Palisades fire, which ripped through Malibu and devastated this stretch of the coast

Mike Blake/Reuters Smoke rises from burnt-down beachfront homes along the coastal road to Malibu on Wednesday, showing rows of buildings destroyed from the fires. — Powerful winds amplified the initial Pacific Palisades fire, which ripped through Malibu and devastated this stretch of the coast

A thick, hazy smoke could be seen enveloping the city after two days of raging wildfires without an end in sight

Carlin Stiehl/Reuters Heavy smoke fills the LA skyline as multiple fires rage in Los Angeles on Wednesday. — A thick, hazy smoke could be seen enveloping the city after two days of raging wildfires without an end in sight

While more localised smoke billowed from the affected areas

Getty Images Thick smoke from the Palisades Fire rises over a wide view of Los Angeles on Wednesday. — While more localised smoke billowed from the affected areas

Some residents of the Pacific Palisades have seen certain neighbourhoods reduced to rubble

Etienne Laurent/AP A husband and wife embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood, in front of burnt rubble, both wearing helmets and protective face masks, after the Palisades Fire swept through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday. — Some residents of the Pacific Palisades have seen certain neighbourhoods reduced to rubble

People gathered essential supplies with so many forced to flee

Daniel Cole/Reuters A man in a wide-brimmed hat fetches water while standing next to a red vehicle with a kayak on top of it, along the Pacific Coast Highway on Wednesday. — People gathered essential supplies with so many forced to flee

California Governor Gavin Newsom said that more than 1400 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the “unprecedented” fires

Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register California Governor Gavin Newsom looks away from camera as he surveys damage during the Palisades Fire, surrounded by personnel and with smoke rising in the background. — California Governor Gavin Newsom said that more than 1400 firefighters have been deployed to tackle the “unprecedented” fires

The fires have spread north and east over Wednesday, with the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills

Mario Tama/Getty Images A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills at night time on Wednesday, with a view of the LA skyline in the background. — The fires have spread north and east over Wednesday, with the Sunset Fire burning in the Hollywood Hills

As firefighters worked to contain the fires on Sunset Boulevard

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A fire engine drives down Sunset Boulevard as a building butns in the background with smoke rising on Wednesday — As firefighters worked to contain the fires on Sunset Boulevard

Residents rushed to save important items as their homes burned – this picture shows a man calmly removing the US flag flying in his cousin’s front garden

David Swanson/Reuters A person carrying a US flag after removing it from the flagpole in their garden walks away from a burning house at the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday. — Residents rushed to save important items as their homes burned – this picture shows a man calmly removing the US flag flying in his cousin’s front garden

Animals have also been taken to safety, with the Los Angeles Equestrian Center forced to evacuate from Burbank

Carlin Stiehl/Reuters A woman unloads her horse from its trailer, helped by an official, after evacuating Altadena at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank on Wednesday — Animals have also been taken to safety, with the Los Angeles Equestrian Center forced to evacuate from Burbank

Some areas of the Pacific Palisades still burned into Wednesday, pictured here a blaze on La Cruz Drive

Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register Firefighters battle a blaze in an apartment complex on La Cruz Drive during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, with fire and smoke rising from the building. — Some areas of the Pacific Palisades still burned into Wednesday, pictured here a blaze on La Cruz Drive

This followed huge efforts to tackle the initial Pacific Palisades fires on Tuesday

Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images Silhouetted firefighters gather in front of a fire engine next to a burning house in the Pacific Palisades area — This followed huge efforts to tackle the initial Pacific Palisades fires on Tuesday

Wind gusts of more than 80mph (126km/h) fanned the flames on Tuesday, with winds still high on Wednesday

David Swanson/AFP A helicopter drops water over burning hills, with a huge plume of smoke rising above them, in Pacific Palisades. — Wind gusts of more than 80mph (126km/h) fanned the flames on Tuesday, with winds still high on Wednesday

The fires caused many dramatic scenes as debris blew through residential areas on Tuesday

Ringo Chiu/Reuters Sparks and debris fly through the air with a firefighter holding a water cannon in the foreground and a fence and trees in the background, on the west side of LA. — The fires caused many dramatic scenes as debris blew through residential areas on Tuesday

Los Angeles County firefighters took up positions to tackle the blaze on Tuesday

Caroline Brehman/EPA A close up view of a group of firefighters as they climb a smoky burnt hill with trees on it, in the Pacific Palisades. — Los Angeles County firefighters took up positions to tackle the blaze on Tuesday

While police officers were out on the streets, escorting people to safety and aiding evacuation efforts

Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A police officer escorts a homeless woman pushing her belongings on a trolley, on a street with a police car and burning mountain in the background, in Topanga Canyon Blvd. — While police officers were out on the streets, escorting people to safety and aiding evacuation efforts

More than 130,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the area as of Wednesday

Caroline Brehman/EPA A woman holds her dog and belongings while evacuating, as she walks down a street with fire in the background, in the Pacific Palisades. — More than 130,000 people have been ordered to evacuate the area as of Wednesday

Beachfront homes lit up with orange hues along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday

David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News Firefighters are silhouetted against a yellow sky as they battle fire from the on the beachfront along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. — Beachfront homes lit up with orange hues along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday

And firefighters had to dodge residents evacuating areas affected by the fires

Caroline Brehman/EPA A Los Angeles firefighter drags a hose past cars trying in a smoky street in Pacific Palisades. — And firefighters had to dodge residents evacuating areas affected by the fires

Water cannons have been deployed across the city to extinguish the flames

Caroline Brehman/EPA Rear view of a firefighter wearing a yellow helmet with the word 'Williams' on the back of it, as they fire a water cannon at a burning building in the Pacific Palisades. — Water cannons have been deployed across the city to extinguish the flames

The usually iconic-looking palm trees of Los Angeles have bent and burned in the wake of the wildfires

Josh Edelson/AFP A McDonald's restaurant is seen behind a burning palm tree bent by high winds in Pasadena — The usually iconic-looking palm trees of Los Angeles have bent and burned in the wake of the wildfires

Helicopters have been working alongside fire officers to try and stop the spread across hilly, wooded areas of west LA

David Swanson/AFP A silhouetted firefighter fires a water cannon in front of huge flames in a valley with burning hills and a fire helicopter in the background in Pacific Palisades — Helicopters have been working alongside fire officers to try and stop the spread across hilly, wooded areas of west LA

Top image shows an onlooker in front of a burning building at the site of the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.

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