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Lives Lost, Homes Destroyed: Haunting Images of LA Wildfire 2025

Devastating California wildfires ravage Los Angeles, with the Pacific Palisades fire and Eaton Fire forcing evacuations and destroying homes, amid emergency response efforts.

January 09, 2025 / 14:17 IST
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Pacific Palisades fire spreads across Southern California. (Image: @IBZDRAGON/X)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Pacific Palisades fire spreads across Southern California. (Image: @IBZDRAGON/X)
The Palisades Fire tears through a neighbourhood in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, driven by strong winds on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: The Palisades Fire tears through a neighbourhood in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, driven by strong winds on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Megan Mantia and her boyfriend Thomas return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Megan Mantia and her boyfriend Thomas return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A firefighter fights the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A firefighter fights the Eaton Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Senior centre resident evacuated as Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Senior centre resident evacuated as Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A man walks past a business destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A man walks past a business destroyed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Senior centre residents evacuated as Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Senior centre residents evacuated as Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Fire-damaged vehicles are parked at a dealership following the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Fire-damaged vehicles are parked at a dealership following the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A man walks his bike through the destruction caused by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A man walks his bike through the destruction caused by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: The Palisades Fire engulfs a beachfront property in Malibu on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: The Palisades Fire engulfs a beachfront property in Malibu on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A home burns as a firefighter combats the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A home burns as a firefighter combats the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A senior center resident is evacuated as the Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A senior center resident is evacuated as the Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: The Palisades Fire engulfs a home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: The Palisades Fire engulfs a home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A woman weeps as the Palisades Fire spreads through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A woman weeps as the Palisades Fire spreads through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Residents evacuated from senior living facility as Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Residents evacuated from senior living facility as Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it engulfs a house on the hill next to the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it engulfs a house on the hill next to the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A statue and several structures are destroyed as the Palisades Fire sweeps through the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A statue and several structures are destroyed as the Palisades Fire sweeps through the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Palisades Fire engulfs homes near Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, January 8 (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Palisades Fire engulfs homes near Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, January 8 (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Firefighters battle a blaze at a burning structure on Lake Avenue, downtown Altadena, Pasadena, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Firefighters battle a blaze at a burning structure on Lake Avenue, downtown Altadena, Pasadena, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Residents stand outside a burning property as the Eaton Fire ravaged Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: Residents stand outside a burning property as the Eaton Fire ravaged Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A resident is evacuated from a senior living facility as the Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: A resident is evacuated from a senior living facility as the Eaton Fire nears Altadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Image: AP)
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CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES 2025: The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles (Image: AP)
Sheetal Kumari
first published: Jan 9, 2025 02:12 pm

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