KTLA 5's Gene Kang spoke to one woman evacuating from a senior center in Pacific Palisades due to the Palisades Fire who claimed that she was fleeing because she thought "the whole building [was] about to catch on fire." Live Palisades Fire updates: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/20-acre-wildfire-erupts-in-pacific-palisades-amid-severe-winds/
KTLA 5's Gene Kang spoke to one woman evacuating from a senior center in Pacific Palisades due to the Palisades Fire who claimed that she was fleeing because she thought "the whole building [was] about to catch on fire." Live Palisades Fire updates: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/20-acre-wildfire-erupts-in-pacific-palisades-amid-severe-winds/
Footage shows firefighting tankers scooping up water from the Pacific Ocean to douse flames from the nearby Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades. Jan. 7, 2025. (Daniel Sparks via Storyful)
KTLA's Chip Yost reports from the area of Glen Avenue and Montana Street in Pasadena where the Eaton Fire consumed an unknown number of homes. Jan. 8, 2025. Updates: https://trib.al/iC8fAcE
Pacific Palisades residents were notified on Wednesday to boil their water for the next 48 hours due to quality issues stemming from the massive Palisades Fire that erupted Tuesday morning.
This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Jan. 8, 2024.
KTLA's Eric Spillman reports on the widespread damage caused by the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Jan. 8, 2025.
Palisades Fire Updates: https://trib.al/qNh0JfL
Officials from several Los Angeles County and city agencies provided an update on the various fires from downtown Los Angeles Wednesday morning, warning that local firefighting agencies are stretched to their limit.
This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on Jan. 8, 2024.
Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/southern-california-multiple-wildfires/
According to KTLA 5's Carlos Herrera, while many people in the Altadena area did heed evacuation warnings, many of them "unfortunately won't have anything to come back to" as he observed flames actively consuming homes and vehicles in the area. Live Eaton Fire updates: https://trib.al/9GMzTfG
The Eaton Fire is still raging in the Altadena-Pasadena area, causing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate -- including entire communities -- as structures continue to be consumed by flames. KTLA 5's Carlos Herrera reports. Live Eaton Fire updates: https://trib.al/pzThE4z
"I wouldn't be surprised if it's more than 100," KTLA's Jennifer McGraw recounts seeing the flames of the Eaton Fire burn home after home on Tuesday night as the Santa Ana winds continued to expand the dangerous flames. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/eaton-canyon-fire-breaks-out-near-altadena-forcing-evacuations/
KTLA's Sandra Mitchell takes viewers along the PCH during the Palisades Fire, seeing a utility pole, debris and flames along the shutdown highway. Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/palisades-fire-los-angeles-live-updates/
A new wildfire has ignited in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena Tuesday night, forcing evacuations as a destructive windstorm continues battering Southern California. The Eaton Fire was first reported at around 6:30 p.m. and has grown to over 600 acres, according to officials at the Angeles National Forest.
Evacuations of surrounding areas are underway as crews from the Pasadena Fire Department, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service are responding to the blaze.
KTLA's John Fenoglio and Jennifer McGraw report on Jan. 7, 2025.
Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/eaton-canyon-fire-breaks-out-near-altadena-forcing-evacuations/
Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for the Sylmar Fire – also referred to as the Hurst Fire – the third fire to erupt in Los Angeles County on Tuesday. In addition, a separate brush fire broke out in the Sun Valley area along the 5 Freeway near Lankershim Boulevard referred to as the Tamarack Fire. Details: KTLA.com
