The wildfires in Los Angeles continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes being fueled by dry conditions and ferocious winds.
At least five people have died as a result of the fires. Over 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate as the Palisades, Eaton and Sunset fires — among others — burn tens of thousands of acres in densely populated areas.
Photos of the disaster capture the apocalyptic scale of destruction and heartbreak left in its wake.
Burned trees from the Palisades Fire seen from Will Rogers State Park in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Sun rises over the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles in the aftermath of devastating wildfires on Thursday.
A beach front property is burned by the Palisades Fire on Thursday in Malibu, Calif.
A short-wave infrared satellite image captured by Maxar Technologies on Wednesday of burning buildings in Altadena, Calif.
An Altadena resident tries to prevent the spread of flames from one neighbor’s house to another on Wednesday.
A building burns on Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles as raging wildfires decimate the upscale neighborhood on Wednesday.
A firefighter extinguishes vehicles in Altadena, Calif., during the Eaton Fire on Wednesday.
Police officers remove an elderly resident from her home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.
A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills with evacuations ordered, in Los Angeles, on Jan. 8, 2025.
A resident is evacuated from a senior living facility in Altadena on Wednesday as the Eaton Fire approaches.
Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas return to the site of Mantia’s Altadena home Wednesday after the Eaton Fire swept through the area. Many residents returned to find their homes reduced to smoldering piles of ash, as raging wildfires continue to wreak havoc across Los Angeles.
Another short-wave infrared blended satellite image shows the Palisades fire burning on the west side of Los Angeles.
A motorcyclist stops to look at a burning home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.
Charred palm trees burned during the Palisades Fire in Malibu on Wednesday.
Iconic beach homes smolder from the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Wednesday.
A Kern County fire captain directs his crews fight an intense apartment fire blaze fueled by heavy winds from the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.
The ruins of homes burned in the Eaton Fire smolder in Altadena on Wednesday.
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