Palisades Fire, Los Angeles County

Update: Palisades Fire 87% contained, 23,448 acres burned in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 19 days. A crew of 1,859 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 87% of the fire by Sunday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
Map: See containment updates for 3 largest fires still burning in Los Angeles County
The Eaton Fire is almost completely contained in the Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles. On the LA County coast, the Palisades Fire is over three-fourths contained. The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Lake Castaic area Wednesday north of Los Angeles, is over 50% contained.
MN DNR firefighters helping fight Los Angeles area wildfires
Firefighters from Minnesota are heading to fight multiple active wildfires across Southern California that scorched over 50,000 acres across three counties.
Update: Palisades Fire remains 81% contained, 23,448 acres affected in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 17 days. A crew of 2,420 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 77% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
With rain in forecast, weary Los Angeles hopeful of progress against wildfires
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Hughes fire
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 26
A new wildfire was reported today at 12:02 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains unknown.
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