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A view of the coast as flames from the Palisades Fire rage in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. / Credit: Official Flickr Account of CAL FIRE / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
Harrowing images showed homes fully engulfed in flames and reduced to rubble. Other pictures showed people fleeing on foot. ... Will Adams watches as flames from the Palisades Fire close in on his ...
The Line Fire in Southern California has scorched over 20,000 acres of land and forced thousands of evacuations as firefighters battle the fast-moving flames.
A flame (from Latin flamma) is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. [ 1 ] When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasma .
The fire triangle or combustion triangle is a simple model for understanding the necessary ingredients for most fires. [1] The triangle illustrates the three elements a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen). [2] A fire naturally occurs when the elements are present and combined in the right mixture. [3]
Flame coloring is also a good way to demonstrate how fire changes when subjected to heat and how they also change the matter around them. [1] [2] To color their flames, pyrotechnicians will generally use metal salts. Specific combinations of fuels and co-solvents are required in order to dissolve the necessary chemicals.
Claire Schwartz, who gathers photos blown and burned from the Eaton fire, is given a photo found by Nila Sinnatamay. Schwartz recognized the people in the photo and will return it to the owner.
Flames illuminate the night sky as a wildfire burns across a hillside in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7, 2025. The most destructive fires in Los Angeles history kill at least five ...