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Another conflagration, the Kenneth fire, ignited in the afternoon and burned more than 1,000 acres near the Los Angeles-Ventura County line. It was at 100 percent containment as of Sunday morning.
From his home outside Phoenix, fire historian Stephen Pyne sees history unfolding in this week's destruction in Los Angeles. "It may be the fire equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane,” said Pyne ...
On New Year's Day, that area was the site of a wildfire that was ignited by fireworks, multiple news outlets reported. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene and contained the fire ...
Alun Howkins (8 August 1947 – 12 July 2018) was an English social historian, specialising in the history of English rural society. Regarded as a leading historian of the English countryside and its working class, Howkins was a professor of history at the University of Sussex and co-founder of the journal Rural History.
Palisades Fire (2021), a wildfire that burned in Topanga State Park; January 2025 Southern California wildfires, including: Severe (over 10,000 acres) Eaton Fire; Hurst Fire; Palisades Fire; Major (More than 1,000 acres) Kenneth Fire; Minor (less than 1,000 acres) Sunset Fire; Lidia Fire; Olivias Fire
Read below to see the status and history of some of the affected Los Angeles landmarks: Topanga Ranch Motel PHOTO: The Topanga Ranch Motel is shown on Jan. 8, 2025, in Malibu, Calif., after the ...
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961 in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2 ) [ 1 ] At least 200 firemen were injured with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [ 2 ]
The Palisades Fire, now one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles history, began in the backyard of Palisades Highlands, a secluded and well-to-do community overlooking the ...