LA fires in pictures: Homes and businesses destroyed as blazes swarm Hollywood
At least six fires are currently active across the Californian city with five people confirmed to have been killed
A person uses a garden hose in an effort to save a neighboring home from the fire in Altadena, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Thu Jan 09 2025 - 15:17
The Hollywood Hills blazed uncontrollably on Thursday morning as the worst wildfires in the history of Los Angeles raged across the city and deep into the storied heartland of the American film industry.
A firefighter works to suppress a burning home in Altadena, California. Photograph: Kyle Grillot/The New York Times
A car burns in the wildfire in Altadena, California on Wednesday. Photograph: Kyle Grillot/The New York Times
A house burns during the Palisades Fire. Photograph: Mark Abramson/The New York Times
Laverna Sharpe, who is 101 years old, is carried from her home by Pasadena Police officer Christian Banuelos in Altadena, California. Photograph: Kyle Grillot/The New York Times
Residents are evacuated from a senior living facility in the path of one of the fires. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP
Nancy Chiamulon (left) and a property worker try to contain a fire encroaching on their property during the Palisades Fire. Photograph: Mark Abramson/The New York Times
Residents ride their motorbike past a burning liquor store in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county. Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP
A firefighter walks past the same burning liquor store. Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP
The dire burns a structure in the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photograph: Etienne Laurent/AP
Nancy Chiamulon attempts to contain a fire encroaching on her property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Photograph: Mark Abramson/The New York Times
A firefighting aircraft drops the fire retardant Phos-Chek as the Palisades Fire burns. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
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