- Title: Los Angeles wildfires devastate prominent local shopping village in Palisades
- Date: 9th January 2025
- Summary: PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES (JANUARY 8, 2025) (REUTERS) REMAINS OF BUILDING STILL ON FIRE CLOSE-UP OF UPSIDE DOWN SIGN READING (English) “JOY TO ALL” DESTROYED BUILDINGS, DEBRIS / AMERICAN FLAG ON POLE VIEW FROM INSIDE OF DESTROYED BUILDING, DEBRIS / AMERICAN FLAG ON POLE IN BACKGROUND CLOSE-UP OF AMERICAN FLAG REMAINS OF BUILDING, DEBRIS, PLUMES OF SMOKE,
- Embargoed: 23rd January 2025 05:31
- Keywords: California Pacific Palisades Palisades Village wildfires
- Location: PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA001188409012025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Various stores and restaurants in Palisades Village, an upscale shopping outlet in Pacific Palisades, California, were found burned to the ground on Wednesday (January 8) with only exteriors of buildings and debris remaining after wildfires raged through the village.
The Palisades Fire consumed 15,832 acres (6,406 hectares) and hundreds of structures in the hills between Santa Monica and Malibu, racing down Topanga Canyon until reaching the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday (January 7).
More than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighting operations and spread the fires, which have burned parched terrain almost unimpeded since they began on Tuesday.
The fires struck at an especially vulnerable time for Southern California, which has not seen significant rainfall for months. Scientists said the fires, erupting well outside of the traditional wildfire season, mark the latest in weather extremes that are likely to escalate further as global temperatures continue to climb in coming decades.
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