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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 17 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5]The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
A large share of Southern California around Los Angeles remains under an extreme fire danger warning through Wednesday, as fire officials warn residents of Thousand Oaks, Northridge, Simi Valley ...
A large part of Southern California around Los Angeles is under this extreme fire danger warning through Wednesday, including densely populated Thousand Oaks, Northridge and Simi Valley.
The Palisades Fire has destroyed over 23,000 homes and is the most destructive wildfire in the area, USA TODAY's previously reported. The fire spread toward the north, prompting more evacuations.
The fire burned 96,949 acres (39,234 hectares) of land, destroyed 1,643 structures, [4] killed three people, and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000 people. [3] It was one of several fires in California that ignited on the same day, along with the nearby Hill Fire and the destructive Camp Fire in Northern California. [6] [7]
Mobile service provider Verizon is responding to the wildfires by waiving call, text and data charges for customers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura ...
That same day, CAL FIRE released a chart with the top 20 largest wildfires in California history, adding the Thomas Fire as the new largest fire. [ 86 ] On December 27, the Thomas Fire experienced another small expansion in size on its northeastern flank, to 281,893 acres (114,078 ha), while containment of the wildfire increased to 91%. [ 87 ]
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Wednesday, Jan. 22. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Thursday, Jan. 23. A fast ...