Fire fighters have also faced water shortages with three tanks running dry on Wednesday, as demand “pushed the system to the extreme”.
Officials are urging residents across the region to conserve water so there is enough for firefighters to use.
The four main wildfires are burning in the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Woddley and are estimated to have destroyed over 26,000 acres in total.
More than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.
Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, return to Mantia’s fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through in Altadena, California (Photo: Ethan Swope/AP) Fire-damaged vehicles are lined up at a dealership after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Photo: Ethan Swope/AP)
Scientists said the fires, erupting well outside of the traditional wildfire season, mark the latest in weather extremes that are likely to escalate further as global temperatures continue to climb in coming decades.
“The impacts of (the fires include) over one thousand structures already destroyed, a hundred-plus thousand people that have been evacuated, lives lost, traditions, lifestyles, places torn asunder,” said Newsom, who declared a state of emergency on Tuesday.
“We’re doing anything and everything and as long as it takes to contain these fires … to make sure you get back to normal,” Biden said. “It’s going to be a hell of a long way. It’s going to take time.”
Across the wider California area, 1.5 million customers were without power, according to tracking site PowerOutage.US.
In Los Angeles County, nearly a million had no power while in Orange County 162,428 customers were without electricity.
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