Destruction of Los Angeles Fire in Pictures

In the morning On January 7, the first fire in Los Angeles broke out in the forest near Topanga State Park in the northwest of the city. Conditions allowed the fire to spread very quickly: 100 mph winds, very low humidity, and terrain that burned after months without rain combined to send the fire into the Pacific Palisades area, which is located between Santa Monica and Malibu.

About 40 miles away in the Eaton area of ​​Altadena, a second fire broke out. Along with other smaller fires, the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires have burned more than 30,000 acres in Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of homes and forcing the evacuation of 130,000 people.

As of Thursday morning, conditions in the Los Angeles area continued to indicate a high risk of wildfires spreading. The fire has engulfed entire neighborhoods, and the flames are now threatening some of the city’s most famous landmarks, including its Hollywood sign. Thousands of firefighters have been working to try to put out the fire.

Several original movies—like the Robbie Williams biopic A good personJennifer Lopez’s car Unstoppableand Wolf Manstarring Julia Garner and produced by Ryan Gosling—has been banned due to risks. On Thursday, California officials ordered residents to evacuate neighborhoods in Hollywood after a fire broke out just a few hundred yards from Hollywood Boulevard. The unsettled situation has also prompted the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to delay the announcement of Oscar nominees by two days.

US President Joe Biden is receiving real-time information on the matter and has offered “all federal assistance” to put out the fire. “FEMA – the Federal Emergency Management Agency – has approved fire management assistance to support affected communities and help reimburse the state of California for the costs of fighting the wildfires,” the president said Wednesday. There is a fire declared a great disaster and the president.

Despite the efforts, the largest fires—Eaton and Pacific Palisades—were still zero percent contained Thursday, with firefighters descending on water. Although the storm has slowed significantly since the beginning of the week, it is expected that the fire will continue to spread and cause more damage. They are already the most destructive in California history.