Five major wildfires continued to burn across Los Angeles County on Friday morning—with the largest of them covering nearly 20,000 acres—as newly released satellite images showed the scale of destruction caused by the blazes, which have killed at least 10 people.
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Eaton Fire in Altadena.
As of Friday morning, fires continued to rage across at least 35,000 acres, with the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood and the Eaton Fire near Pasadena and Altadena covering 19,978 acres and 13,690 acres, respectively.
Only 6% of the Palisades Fire has been brought under control, while the Eaton Fire’s containment remains at 0%.
So far, the fires have destroyed over 10,000 structures in the affected areas, including homes, businesses and other buildings, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s tracker showed.
The death toll from the fires rose on Thursday night to 10, while Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters nearly 180,000 were under evacuation orders.
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Los Angeles County remains under a “Red Flag” warning for fire weather conditions until Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The agency said the warning is in place due to a forecast of moderate to strong Santa Ana winds continuing across much of Los Angeles County and neighboring Ventura County, increasing the risk of fire spread. Gusts above 80 mph were recorded in the mountains outside Los Angeles overnight.
A satellite image from Maxar showing homes in the Pacific Palisades before the fire.
A satellite image from Maxar showing homes in the Pacific Palisades after the fire.
Another satellite image of the Pacific Palisades before the fire.
A satellite image showing homes destroyed in the Pacific Palisades after the fire.
A satellite image taken before the fire of homes in Malibu's La Costa Beach.
A satellite image taken after the fire destroyed homes in Malibu's La Costa Beach.
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Maxar overview satellite imagery of the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, California.