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The Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire are now among the top 5 most destructive wildfires ever recorded in California. At least 11 people are dead and more than 10,000 homes and other structures ...
As of Friday at noon Pacific Time, the Palisades fire had consumed more than 20,400 acres and was 8% contained, and the Eaton Fire had burned more than 13,600 acres with 3% containment, according ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the LA fires for Thursday, Jan. 9. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...
October 5, 1913 - A spark from a passing locomotive was blamed for starting a fire, in a 250,000 gallon tank of distillate oil at the San Diego Standard Oil tank yard. As the oil burned it threw sparks skyward, which rained down on several other tanks nearby, igniting them. The fire burned for 2 days. [9]
The Nustar Fire was a fuel storage fire and wildfire at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett, California, which started about 2:00 PM on 15 October 2019. [1] By 9:00 PM the same evening, the fire was contained, though two tanks of ethanol were still burning. [2] About 15 acres burned. [1]
By 3 a.m., the fire had moved east to west. Embers rained down as more residents escaped while their streets burned behind them. The next morning, many returned to find their homes crumbled or on ...
Smoke rises from burned down home in Malibu, California on Jan. 13, 2025. Burned cars destroyed by the Eaton Fire that started in Altadena, California pictured on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.
L.A. officials are urging residents to conserve their water use as firefighters run out of fuel to tamp down the flames. Firefighters went through at least three 1-million gallon tanks. USA TODAY ...