More than 80,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes as the three fires led to mandatory evacuations, before burning more than 1,100 structures completely to the ground including several homes. But authorities have warned the battle for firefighters is far from over — forecasts of more powerful winds could further complicate their efforts and spread the flames even further.
"I've never seen anything like this — fires driven by the type of winds that we saw, up to 100 miles per hour," McDonnell said.
U.S. President Joe Biden receives a briefing from Cal Fire officials on the Palisades wildfire at Santa Monica Fire Station #5 in California on Jan. 8, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty ImagesFederal emergency assistance has been granted for all three major wildfires. In the San Fernando Valley, the Hurst Fire burned 500 acres as of noon Wednesday while the other two blazes have torn across a much larger distance and left behind widespread devastation, including the deaths of two people and wounding of several others.
On Wednesday, the two wildfires — situated on opposite sides of the sprawling 4,000 square miles encompassing Los Angeles County — exploded in size. By noon, the Eaton Fire reached 10,600 acres while the Palisades Fire burned through 11,800 acres.
At least 1,000 structures were destroyed in the Palisades Fire while another 100 were burned to the ground in the Eaton Fire.
In addition to other parts of California, firefighters are also being sent in from other states such as Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, authorities said. The White House released a statement from Biden Tuesday saying his administration "will do everything it can to support" the emergency response efforts.
"Firefighters from those regions are on their way down to Los Angeles County right now to assist us," LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone told Biden during Wednesday's briefing.
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