What you need to know
- Crews have better contained Los Angeles County’s two largest fires.
- The Palisades Fire is now 43% contained at 23,700 acres. The Eaton Fire is 73% contained at 14,100 acres.
- As a result of the fires, the medical examiner’s office estimates 27 deaths are related to the fires.
- Thirty-one people are missing in connection with the fires.
- The Palisades and Eaton fires — along with several smaller fires — have burned a combined 38,600 acres in Los Angeles County. View fire and evacuated zone maps here.
- As the fires destroyed some schools along their destructive path, many students not only lost their homes but were also displaced from their schools.
- Even though firefighters have better controlled the fires and the smoke is no longer visible, many residents are still not allowed to return to their homes. Here’s an explanation why.
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