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Jan. 9, 2025, 4:41 PM UTC / Updated Jan. 10, 2025, 1:27 AM UTC
Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.
At least six people have died as a result of the fires, which have been fueled by dry conditions and ferocious winds.
More than 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires — among others — burn tens of thousands of acres in densely populated areas.
Photos of the disaster, which will likely rank as the most destructive in L.A. history, capture the apocalyptic scale of destruction and heartbreak left in its wake.
Beachfront properties are left destroyed by the Palisades Fire on Thursday in Malibu, Calif. Mark J. Terrill / AP
As of Thursday, the Palisades Fire has burned nearly 27 square miles and has destroyed 1,000 structures. Jae C. Hong / AP
Fire crews battle the Eaton Fire as it impacts a structure on Thursday in Altadena, Calif. Eric Thayer / AP
Paul Perri and Michelle Miner search through their daughter's fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire on Thursday in Altadena, Calif. Eric Thayer / AP
The devastation from the Palisades Fire on Thursday.Mark J. Terrill / AP
Smoke from the Eaton Fire blankets the air of Altadena, Calif., on Thursday. Zoe Meyers / AFP - Getty Images
Burned trees from the Palisades Fire seen from Will Rogers State Park in Los Angeles on Thursday.Apu Gomes / Getty Images
The sun rises over the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles in the aftermath of devastating wildfires on Thursday.Maria Alejandra Cardona / Reuters
A beachfront property is burned by the Palisades Fire on Thursday in Malibu, Calif.Jae C. Hong / AP
A short-wave infrared satellite image, captured by Maxar Technologies on Wednesday, shows burning buildings in Altadena, Calif.Maxar Technologies / DigitalGlobe / Getty Images
A building burns on Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles as raging wildfires decimate the upscale neighborhood on Wednesday.Apu Gomes / Getty Images
A firefighter extinguishes vehicles in Altadena, Calif., during the Eaton Fire on Wednesday.Ethan Swope / AP
Police officers remove an elderly resident from her home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images
A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills with evacuations ordered, in Los Angeles, on Wednesday.Mario Tama / Getty Images
A resident is evacuated from a senior living facility in Altadena on Wednesday as the Eaton Fire approaches.Ethan Swope / AP
Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas return to the site of Mantia's Altadena home Wednesday after the Eaton Fire swept through the area. Many residents returned to find their homes reduced to smoldering piles of ash, as raging wildfires continue to wreak havoc across Los Angeles.
Ethan Swope / AP
Another short-wave infrared blended satellite image shows the Palisades fire burning on the west side of Los Angeles.Maxar Technologies / DigitalGlobe / Getty Images
Charred palm trees burned during the Palisades Fire in Malibu on Wednesday.Eric Thayer / Getty Images
A motorcyclist stops to look at a burning home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images
Iconic beach homes smolder from the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Wednesday.Apu Gomes / Getty Images
A Kern County fire captain directs his crews fight an intense apartment fire blaze fueled by heavy winds from the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday.Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
The ruins of homes burned in the Eaton Fire smolder in Altadena on Wednesday. David McNew / Getty Images
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