A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. ((AP Photo/Ethan Swope))
LOS ANGELES, CA — Firefighters battled flames early into the morning Thursday as a series of fires devastated whole communities, destroying thousands of homes and claiming lives.
The fires have killed six people in Los Angeles County and decimated communities from the Pacific Coast to the San Gabriel Mountains.
The Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires have destroyed nearly 2,000 homes and businesses. The number is expected to increase in the coming days. Five people were killed in the Eaton Fire and on Thursday another body was found in Malibu in a home that was destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
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Photos below offer just a glimpse of the fight and the devastation:
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire around a burned structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Fire-damaged vehicles are lined up at a dealership after the Eaton Fire in Altadena,. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Fire crews begin to clear a toppled tree in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)Thick heavy smoke from wildfires passes over the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)Claudio and Kathleen Boltiansky embrace in their fire-ravaged neighborhood after the Palisades Fire swept through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)The Palisades Fire burns a structure in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)A burned-out car sits among rubble in downtown Altadena. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)This photo provided by EJ Soto shows the destroyed entrance to the housing development from which her family was forced to evacuate due to wildfire, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Altadena, Cali. (EJ Soto via AP)Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Beachfront homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beachfront property. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)Firefighters aim a hose at the entrance to a Bank of America engulfed in flames on Lake Avenue. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)A resident is evacuated from a senior living facility as the Eaton Fire approaches. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Beachfront homes are destroyed by the Palisades Fire. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Beachfront homes smolder in the aftermath of the fire. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Smoke from the Palisades Fire is seen during a commercial flight to Los Angeles. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)A man walks his bike among the ruins left behind by the Palisades Fire. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Pedestrians help a firefighter stretch a hose as an apartment building burn in Altadena. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)This infrared satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burned structures and active fire burning from the Palisades Fire in Tuna Canyon Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
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