Santa Ana winds continued challenging firefighters on the Palisades and Eaton fires, but containment inched forward along the coast, and debris cleanup was underway in both burn scars ahead of possible rain coming over the weekend,
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, along with several other Pacific Palisades property owners, sue the city of L.A. and L.A.'s DWP after fire took their homes.
One victim was remembered as “a man with a quick wit, a brilliant mind and a love for his family.” Another victim was known to mentor young men, passing on “old-timey family values” he had learned as a boy. An Altadena resident who perished was a grandmother and former actor affectionately known as “Momma D.”
Watch Duty became a critical app amid the Los Angeles wildfires which have burned 35,000+ acres.The app saw 2.5 million downloads in the past two weeks, CEO John Mills told BI.Mills said he has no interest in further monetizing on the platform.
Over a week after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
Firefighters on Sunday continued to surround the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, working ahead of yet another Santa Ana windstorm, this one expected to move into the region on Monday with gusts of up to 60 mph. The Palisades fire was 52% contained on Sunday morning, up overnight from 49%.
Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires. Some evacuated residents returned to their homes to find nothing but rubble.
As access to many neighborhoods in the Eaton and Palisades fire zones remains off-limits, Los Angeles County has provided preliminary maps that show which structures and homes are damaged or destroyed.
In this first-person account to PEOPLE, Katherine Turman recalls spending time in the Pacific Palisades as a youth, the tense moments surrounding her evacuation and the scenes in her neighborhood upon
Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.
Burn scars in areas of the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire are of top concern, as the risk for mudslides, landslides, flash floods and debris flow is high in fire zones.