LOS ANGELES, CA – Fast-moving wildfires are burning through the Los Angeles area, killing at least two people and causing thousands of residents to flee as homes and businesses are destroyed.
The fires began blowing through the area Tuesday, fueled by Santa Ana wind gusts up to 70 mph in some spots. Aircrafts were unable to attack the fires from the sky on Wednesday due to safety risks.
In certain areas, tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders and many remain without power.
California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighting personnel to combat the fires, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Los Angeles Fire Department has also urged all off-duty firefighters in the city to help.
See below for footage and images of firefighters combating the flames in Los Angeles.
People flee from the advancing Palisades Fire, by car and on foot, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The Palisades Fire burns a Christmas tree inside a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Firefighters battle the advancing Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Will Adams watches as flames from the Palisades Fire close in on his property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)A firefighter jumps over a fence while fighting the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Gabby Jimenez is a digital journalist at KSAT. Gabby is a San Antonio native and joined the KSAT team in January 2025. A proud LSU alumna, she has reported for newspapers in Louisiana and Virginia, earning a Virginia Press Association award for Combination Photo and Story in 2024.
