that morning On January 7, Los Angeles's first large wildfire broke out in a wooded area near Topanga State Park on the northwest edge of the city. Conditions allowed the fire to spread very quickly: 100 mph winds, very low humidity, and a landscape that was likely to burn without rain for months combined to spread the fire to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood located between Santa Monica and Malibu. Gave.
A second fire broke out in the Eaton area of Altadena, about 40 kilometers away. Along with several other smaller fires, the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires have burned more than 30,000 acres of land in Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of buildings and forcing 130,000 people to evacuate their homes.
As of Thursday morning, conditions in the Los Angeles area remained at high risk for fire and spread. The fire has engulfed entire neighborhoods, and the flames are now threatening some of the city's most famous landmarks, including its iconic Hollywood Sign. Thousands of firefighters are trying to control the fire.
Premieres of various films—such as the premiere of the Robbie Williams biopic better manjennifer lopez vehicle stopAnd Wolf Man– starring Julia Garner and produced by Ryan Gosling – has been canceled due to dangerous conditions. On Thursday, California officials ordered the evacuation of a Hollywood neighborhood after a fire broke out a few hundred yards from Hollywood Boulevard. Due to the uncontrolled situation, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has had to postpone the announcement of Oscar nominations for two days.
US President Joe Biden is receiving real-time updates on the situation and has offered “all necessary federal assistance” to extinguish the fires. “FEMA—the Federal Emergency Management Agency—has approved fire management grants to support affected areas and help reimburse the State of California for the immediate costs of fighting the fires,” the president said in a statement Wednesday. ” there is a fire declared a major disaster By the President.
Despite efforts, the largest fires – Eaton and Pacific Palisades – were still at zero percent containment as of Thursday, with firefighters running out of water. Although wind speeds have slowed from their highest levels at the beginning of the week, it is expected that the fires will continue to spread and cause more devastation. They are already the most destructive in California's history.