Pacific Palisades resident describes unprecedented devastation from LA wildfires

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  • Title: Pacific Palisades resident describes unprecedented devastation from LA wildfires
  • Date: 11th January 2025
  • Summary: Pacific Palisades resident describes unprecedented devastation from LA wildfires LOS ANGELES, US (JAN. 10, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW SCRIPT: Firefighters are still battling to control huge wildfires in Los Angeles that have devastated several areas across the second-largest city of the US. At least six wildfires are still burning across the Los Angeles County and 11 people have died, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Among the affected areas, Pacific Palisades has suffered severe damage, leaving residents like Farney Brown in shock. “Never have seen anything this catastrophic. It’s absolutely beyond. I just wake up every day, thankful for what I had. Everything else can be replaced. I hope the insurance companies step up and assist us,” Brown shared with Anadolu on Friday, Jan. 10. Ryan Brown, another local resident, described the intense conditions: “You could feel the radiant heat from the hillside as you drive on PCH. It’s just pure heat… It's just it's just sad, but I know we can rebuild, you know, we're a resilient community here. So I think we can pick up the pieces. It'll take some time.” The fires have burned 36,000 acres by Friday, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and over 100,000 people are under evacuation order. The largest inferno has burned 21,317 acres in and around the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood near the coast. Further inland, the Eaton Fire has burned 14,117 acres in the foothills in and around the city of Altadena, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The Palisade fire is 8% contained, while the Eaton fire remains at a low 3% amid strong winds that have fueled the inferno and sent burning hot embers shooting through the air. Four other smaller fires – the Hurst, Lidia, Archer and Kenneth fires – are also burning in the LA area.
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