The Eaton Fire was 73% contained Saturday, up overnight from 65%, with firefighters continuing to extinguish hot spots in steep, inaccessible canyons near Winters Creek, Mt. Lowe, and Mt. Wilson aided by water-dropping helicopters.
When the first flames of what would become southern California’s Eaton Canyon Fire sparked Tuesday night, Kim Budge couldn’t have guessed that her home would be destroyed. “We started packing as soon as we saw the fire,
A brush fire in Altadena Tuesday evening prompted evacuations, adding strain to emergency crews already stretched thin by the Pacific Palisades fire.
Two lawsuits, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, allege Edison's failure to maintain vegetation and de-energize transmission poles caused the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.
The Palisades and Eaton fires, along with other smaller blazes, have spread in just days across nearly 40,000 acres. Flames have been fanned by a fierce windstorm known as the Santa Ana winds, which could return early next week, meteorologists warn.
At least 24 people have died between the Eaton and Palisades fires and at least 16 people have been reported missing.
Firefighters continued their efforts on the Palisades and Eaton fires on Saturday, hoping to make as much progress as possible before another round of fire weather is expected to return next week.
The Los Angeles wildfires escalated rapidly on Tuesday, engulfing several homes in the Pacific Palisades, an affluent coastal neighbourhood on the city’s west side. By the evening, the fire had expanded from 300 acres to nearly 3,000, fueled by a fierce windstorm.
The family of an Eaton fire victim is suing Southern California Edison on claims of ... with forecasters predicting critically low humidity and Santa Ana wind gusts of up to 100 mph.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Santa Ana winds are ... making the Palisades and Eaton fires, among others, more difficult to contain as they continue to rage in Southern California. High winds and red ...
An Eaton Canyon couple captured video that illustrates how quickly flames from the Eaton Fire spread in the first hours after it ignited on an extremely windy night in Altadena.
Both fires ignited last week during Santa Ana winds ... an update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Flames from the Palisades and Eaton fires have expanded ...