Search
The FOX Weather App Learn More
Fox Weather App on an iPhone, Fox Weather logo overlapping
Fox Weather live
Extreme Weather
Published

Video: California wildfires scorch hundreds of homes, force thousands of evacuations

All of the Southern California wildfires remain 0% contained as the fires continue to spread rapidly.

By Hayley Vawter Source FOX Weather
The last remaining wall of a Los Angeles home engulfed in flames collapsed as a FOX camera was rolling on the scene. Jan. 8, 2025. 11:12

Watch: California home collapses live on air due to fiery flames

The last remaining wall of a Los Angeles home engulfed in flames collapsed as a FOX camera was rolling on the scene. Jan. 8, 2025.

LOS ANGELES – At least two people have died after multiple wildfires exploded in size in Southern California from Tuesday into Wednesday. Fueled by strong winds gusting between 50 and 80 mph at times, the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires continue to grow rapidly. 

Two people were killed by the Eaton Fire, which has burned more than 2,000 acres in Los Angeles County, fire officials said Wednesday. 

Several firefighters and civilians were injured in the fires, officials said. 

Videos from Los Angeles on Tuesday night show the destruction of the Palisades Fire, which has scorched more than 3,000 acres in just 24 hours. 

LOS ANGELES ENGULFED BY DEADLY APOCALYPTIC WILDFIRES FUELED BY HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS AMID DIRE EVACUATIONS

The Palisades Fire has burned hindreds of homes in Los Angeles and surrounding areas as winds fuel the blaze. The fire has burned nearly 3,000 acres as of Wednesday morning.  01:28

Watch: Palisades Fire creates inferno of homes in Los Angeles

The Palisades Fire has burned hindreds of homes in Los Angeles and surrounding areas as winds fuel the blaze. The fire has burned nearly 3,000 acres as of Wednesday morning. 

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Los Angeles have burned as a result of the blaze. 

The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is closed in many areas due to fire burning on either side of the road, making for extremely dangerous conditions. 

The Palisades Fire erupted Tuesday in Los Angeles, fueled by strong winds gusting between 50-80 mph. Video from the Pacific Coast Highway shows homes and power poles on fire as the fire continues its rapid spread. 01:50

'Like driving through hell': Palisades Fire engulfs homes along Pacific Coast Highway

The Palisades Fire erupted Tuesday in Los Angeles, fueled by strong winds gusting between 50-80 mph. Video from the Pacific Coast Highway shows homes and power poles on fire as the fire continues its rapid spread.

Another video from Tuesday evening shows what it's like driving along the PCH. "It's like driving through hell," said Alexandra Datig, who shared the video via Storyful. 

At least 32,500 people near the area of the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County are under evacuation orders, fire officials said. 

  • SYLMAR, CA - JANUARY 08: The Hurst fire burns in the hills above Sylmar, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
    Image 1 of 8

    SYLMAR, CA - JANUARY 08: The Hurst fire burns in the hills above Sylmar, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: A firefighter watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The fast-moving wildfire has grown to more than 2900-acres and is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California
    Image 2 of 8

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: A firefighter watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  The fast-moving wildfire has grown to more than 2900-acres and is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California.  (Apu Gomes)

  • OS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire while it burns homes at Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The fast-moving wildfire has grown to more than 2900-acres and is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California.
    Image 3 of 8

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire while it burns homes at Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  The fast-moving wildfire has grown to more than 2900-acres and is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California.  (Apu Gomes)

  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire while it burns homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The fast-moving wildfire has grown to more than 2900-acres and is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California.
    Image 4 of 8

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire while it burns homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  The fast-moving wildfire has grown to more than 2900-acres and is threatening homes in the coastal neighborhood amid intense Santa Ana Winds and dry conditions in Southern California.  (Apu Gomes)

  • Pacific Palisades Fire
    Image 5 of 8

    A helicopter flies over homes threatened by the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, January 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked evacuations Tuesday as "life threatening" winds whipped the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains, shuttering a key highway and blanketing the area with thick smoke.  (David Swanson / AFP)

  • Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in strong winds as many homes burn on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California.
    Image 6 of 8

    Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in strong winds as many homes burn on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

  • Image 7 of 8

    A firefighter douses flames during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 08, 2025. Multiple fast-moving wildfires broke out in Los Angeles county burning buildings and causing thousands to evacuate as "life threatening" winds whipped the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the 770-acre (310-hectare) blaze engulfing an area crammed with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ( )

  • Powerful Winds Fuel Multiple Fires Across Los Angeles Area
    Image 8 of 8

    PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - JANUARY 07: Lifeguard towers go up in flames along Malibu beach in the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

Firefighters worked tirelessly overnight to try and contain the Palisades, Hurst and Eaton fires, but all three fires remain 0% contained. 

Two other fires, the Woodley and Tyler fires, started on Wednesday morning. 

A satellite timelapse from CIRA/CSU shows the wildfires burning in southern California Tuesday night. The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires have burned thousands of acres combined.  00:12

Satellite captures Southern California wildfires explosion

A satellite timelapse from CIRA/CSU shows the wildfires burning in southern California Tuesday night. The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires have burned thousands of acres combined. 

The fires erupted and spread so rapidly that satellite imagery captured the Palisades and Eaton fires Tuesday night. 

A photo taken from a passenger plane heading into Los Angeles International Airport shows the fire from above, scorching the land below. 

Photo from plane shows wildfires scorching southern California.

Photo from plane shows wildfires scorching southern California. 

(@cvpayne/X)

Tags
Loading...