Photos: Los Angeles wildfires threaten lives, homes and cultural landmarks

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Photos: Los Angeles wildfires threaten lives, homes and cultural landmarks : The Picture Show The fires have forced mass evacuations. Firefighters are struggling to control a patchwork of deadly blazes that have killed at least five people and leveled entire communities.

January 9, 202512:56 PM ET

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif.

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in Altadena, Calif. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption

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Firefighters in Los Angeles hope to make progress against several wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,000 structures.

The Palisades, the Eaton and the Hurst fires have also killed at least five people. A new fire has erupted in Hollywood Hills. The fires have been so overwhelming that L.A. fire authorities don't have enough crew to cope.

West of Los Angeles, the fire hydrants went dry early yesterday morning as fire crews battles the Palisades fire.

The Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood

Thurs., Jan. 9: Debris from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Altadena resident Herb Wilson, 67, surveys the remains of their home as his wife Loyda Wilson, 48, reaches into their car that was destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Their large dog stands nearby.

Thurs., Jan. 9: Altadena resident Herb Wilson, 67, and his wife Loyda Wilson, 48, survey their home after it was destroyed in the Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles. Their neighbor's home was the only house on their block that survived the fire. Beth LaBerge/KQED hide caption

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Debris covers the ground after the Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Thurs., Jan. 9: Debris covers the ground after the Palisades Fire ravaged a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Wed., Jan. 8: Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption

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Fallon Prockiw-Kline, center, gets emotional in front of her home which was damaged by the Palisades Fire, in Malibu, California.

Wed., Jan. 8: Fallon Prockiw-Kline, center, gets emotional in front of her home which was damaged by the Palisades Fire, in Malibu, Calif. Etienne Laurent/AP hide caption

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Wed., Jan. 8: Smoke and flames overwhelm a commercial area during the Eaton fire. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thurs., Jan. 9: Firefighters work to salvage a home that caught fire on the Pacific Coast Highway. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Josh Lederer wears a mask to protect him from fumes as he retrieves his children's clothes from his fire-raved property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood

Thurs., Jan. 9: Josh Lederer wears a mask to protect him from fumes as he retrieves his children's clothes from his fire-raved property in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Before/after view of burning and destroyed houses near Marathon Road, Altadena.

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Wed., Jan. 8: Residents walk past homes burnt by the Eaton Fire. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wed., Jan. 8: Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Etienne Laurent/AP hide caption

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Firefighters prepare to fight flames from inside Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School auditorium as the school burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area.

Wed., Jan. 8: Firefighters prepare to fight flames from inside Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School auditorium as the school burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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