More than 12,000 homes, businesses, schools and other structures have been destroyed by raging wildfires that began ripping through the Greater Los Angeles area last Tuesday.
Cal Fire said in an update Monday that a total of 40,300 acres have burned across multiple blazes including the Pacific Palisades fire west of Los Angeles, the Eaton Fire near Altadena and the Hurst fire near Sylmar. At least 24 people have died and more than 100,000 have been forced to flee their homes.
Los Angeles County published preliminary damage maps for the Eaton and Palisades fires but warned that damage inspections are ongoing and the maps are incomplete.
Related Coverage
AllSides Picks
Headline Roundup
Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Hold Peace Talks in Moscow and Kyiv
September 6th, 2026
Headline Roundup
Fox News Parts Ways With Maria Bartiromo as Attorney Disputes Reports She Was Fired
September 5th, 2026
The Insight
The Insight: Is Violent Crime Down in the US?
AllSides Staff
September 4th, 2026
Story of the Week
Trump’s US-Venezuela Oil Deal
AllSides Staff
September 3rd, 2026