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Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground, but still-spreading flames threatened communities in the populous San Fernando Valley on Sunday.
Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate blazes on Wednesday, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena. Track them live.
Red flag warnings of critical fire danger will take effect at 4 a.m. Tuesday and remain in place until 6 p.m. Thursday for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the 5 and 14 freeway corridors.
Los Angeles, United States - January 14, 2025 01/14/2025 12:00 am (GMT-0800) SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, Calif. – Overnight strong winds B-Role in the San Fernando Valley. Time Code: 0:00 - 1:30 Porter Ranch location.
A "Particularly Dangerous Situation" warning remains in effect as strong winds cause extreme fire danger in Southern California.
A damaging Santa Ana wind event was peaking early Wednesday and was expected to stay strong through early afternoon.
Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.
Critical fire weather is expected to continue until Wednesday at the earliest, increasing the risk that fires will spread further.
The San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys are expected to see winds at 30 to 50 mph until Wednesday evening, with widespread gusts even higher, weather officials said
Winds will pick up this week, when PDS red flag warning will be in effect for some areas, after a weekend lull that allowed firefighters to increase containment of the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire.
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Los Angeles and parts of Ventura County through Thursday evening, meaning that conditions for wildfires will be at their highest thanks to low humidity,