Los Angeles has been devastated by fires fueled in recent years, leaving the second most populated U. S. city of the famous and poor lets destroyed. With only the skeletal remains of houses, businesses, and eateries from once a bustling town, aerial pictures display a great extent of greyish-brown ash.
According to the California Fire Department, the two blazes that started on January 7 have burned almost Washington DC in size. At least 28 people perished and almost 16,000 structures were damaged or razed in one of Southern California’s most severe disasters.
Though the western high-end communities of Pacific Palisades and Malibu have been severely struck, Altadena in the east has suffered even more.
From a helicopter’s perspective, aerial photographs reveal ruins of fire-damaged buildings in Altadena’s Easton Fire, with stone chimneys and trees standing tall amidst the wreckage. The view also featured backyard swimming pools, burnt cars, and mangled metal rubbish.
Once the site of wealthy communities with breathtaking ocean views, the Palisades Fire left a mark in the western hillside.
Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds and severe autumn drought, the fires have turned Los Angeles’ dry hills into a tinderbox, therefore igniting an unrelenting blaze that has been raging for more than a week. Reuters said the Easton Fire was 91 percent contained by Wednesday and the Palisades Fire was at 68 percent containment.
A new fire started in Hughes, north of Los Angeles, while firefighters battled the two main fires. Wednesday’s fire has spread more over 9,400 acres, forcing over 31,000 people to evacuatecelona.
The source of this new fire is not certain, but it started under red flag conditions, marked by low humidity and high winds, which help fire spread quickly.