[kellyhound]

The Palisades Fire on the coast of Los Angeles is now over 15,800 acres, continuing a pattern of monumental growth despite decelerating winds.

The Palisades Fire, burning in the seaside area between Malibu and Santa Monica, has already destroyed at least 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive to ever occur in Los Angeles County, according to CalFire data.

The Eaton Fire, burning in Altadena, ballooned to more than 10,000 acres Tuesday and is now threatening about 13,000 buildings.

[LeadHead]

Really sad, folks loosing everything.

[LeadHead]

losing that is....

[sexpig4u]

All that pool water next to the fire and lets film the fire and not douse the area with the pool water and buckets

[Roosta]

Fires are so unpredictable & Yes, it's definitely something you could do BUT the radiant heat stops you doing things like that.

Here in Australia, we have fires so hot that trees explode, gumtrees that is, because they heat up the oil that's in them & they just start exploding like fire crackers & very dangerous running around with buckets dousing fires, anyway by the time they get that big, it's way too late, it's get the fuck out early if you can, or if it's too late, dig in & hope for the best.

[rohmell]

At least they won't have a balance on their heating bills.

[gogij]

Originally Posted by LeadHead ↗

Really sad, folks loosing everything.

They are about to loose everything if they keep on filming in such close proximity.
First video - why the fuck they stay, rather than go away?

Those houses are most probably insured.

[Hogmann]

California has fires Florida has hurricanes Midwest has tornadoes and in the Northeast we have the high insurance premiums to build them new houses every 5 years.

[Mr.NoCredit]

I couldn’t imagine losing my home and everything in it to fire. I can’t think of anything worse.

[kellyhound]

The Los Angeles wildfires could cause up to $57 billion in damage, Accuweather estimates.

The fires are destroying expensive real estate in Santa Monica, Malibu, and other neighborhoods.

Insurance providers like State Farm pulled new coverage before the fire due to catastrophe risks.

The Los Angeles wildfires could cost between $52 billion and $57 billion in damages and economic losses, according to a preliminary estimate from weather forecasting service Accuweather.

Five people have been reported dead and 100,000 were told to evacuate.

Health costs could stem from the inhalation of hazardous air from the burning of homes, vehicles, chemicals, and fuels.

Property insurance providers, such as State Farm, pulled new California homeowners' insurance services in 2023, citing risks from catastrophes. Last year, the company said it would end coverage for 72,000 homes and apartments in the state for the same reason.

Looting and theft has risen in some evacuated neighbourhoods, Sheriff Luna said, leading to 20 arrests.

Among the celebrities who have lost their homes are Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, who attended the Golden Globes just days ago, and Paris Hilton.

There are at least five fires raging in the wider area, according to California fire officials early on Thursday:

Palisades: The first fire to erupt on Tuesday and the biggest fire in the region, which could become the most destructive fire in state history.

It has scorched a sizable part of land, covering more than 17,200 acres, including the upscale Pacific Palisades neighbourhood

Eaton: It has struck the northern part of Los Angeles, blazing through cities such as Altadena. It's the second biggest fire in the area, burning around 10,600 acres

Hurst: Located just north of San Fernando, it began burning on Tuesday night and has grown to 855 acres, though firefighters have had some successlimited in containing it

Lidia: It broke out on Wednesday afternoon in the mountainous Acton area north of Los Angeles and grew to cover almost 350 acres. Authorities say it has been 40% contained

Sunset: It broke out Wednesday evening in Hollywood Hills, growing to about 20 acres in less than an hour. It covered around 43 acres but is now starting to shrink

The earlier Woodley and Olivas fires have now been contained, according to local fire authorities.

Officials have pointed to high winds and drought in the area, which has made vegetation very dry and easy to burn.

For the moment, officials have said the cause of the fires remains unknown and continues to be under investigation.

Some 95% of wildfires in the area are started by humans, according to David Acuna, a battalion chief at the Californian Fire Service, although officials are yet to state how they think the current fires started.

An important factor that has been cited in the spread of the blazes is the Santa Ana winds, which blow from inland towards the coast. With speeds of more than 60mph (97 km/h), these are believed to have fanned the flames.