Live Updates: 8 Simultaneous Wildfires Wreak Havoc on Los Angeles — 1,000 Structures Destroyed, 2 Deaths Confirmed
Raging wildfires that broke out in various regions of Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday and Wednesday are spreading across the region due to extreme winds, causing historic destruction of homes and displacing thousands of people. Listen To Story
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8:12 PM PT — Video footage from the Sunset Fire shows its proximity to iconic Hollywood settings, including Hollywood and Highland.
The Runyon Canyon fire is about 200-300 yards from Hollywood / Highland (middle of Hollywood). Here’s a video I just took. pic.twitter.com/8EkZGn8wb9
— Geoff Pilkington (@geoffpilkington) January 9, 2025
8:09 PM PT — Gov. Newsom being super helpful on the water situation…
COOPER: “What is the situation with the water? Palisades ran out last night.”
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 9, 2025
NEWSOM (throws hands up): “Local folks are gonna figure that out.” pic.twitter.com/O0AfSP6XW3
7:51 PM PT — Los Angeles Department of Water and Power informed residents in Pacific Palisades to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking “due to low water pressure in the water distribution system stemming from high water usage to respond to the Pacific Palisades wildfire.”
As of 6PM the Boil Water Notice only applies to the Pacific Palisades 90272 zip code and adjacent communities north of San Vincente Blvd. More info: https://t.co/Feqkyqeg8j pic.twitter.com/9kRwBRP64I
— LADWP (@LADWP) January 9, 2025
LA DWP just sent out alerts to everyone in Los Angeles telling them to boil water since their water pressure is so low.
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) January 9, 2025
There is no water for fires, or for drinking, city wide.
LA DWP chief makes $75OK a year
7:42 PM PT — Evacuation orders and evacuation warnings have already been issued for the Sunset Fire south of Runyon Canyon covering areas in Hollywood including Hollywood Boulevard and Franklin Avenue. The fire does not appear to have spread to Griffith Park yet.
Red areas are evacuation zones. Yellow areas are evacuation warning zones. Click to see larger map. (Source: www.fire.ca.gov)
10:20 PM — State data shows eight concurrent fires right now. Only one blaze, the fourth-largest Lidia Fire, is marked at greater than 0% containment.
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