At the beginning of the year, devastation struck California. Wildfires started erupting on Jan. 7 and continued for weeks. There were still around seven fires on Jan. 24 including the Palisades fire, Eaton fire and Hughes fire.
The Palisades fire erupted on Jan. 7. This was one of the first few fires to start the long chain of heartache in California. The fire ripped through the neighborhood east of Malibu at 23,448 acres and was mostly contained according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. They also reported that the fire damaged and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.
The Eaton fire broke out shortly after the Palisades caught fire. The fire started near a canyon in the sprawling national forest, north of downtown Los Angeles. The Eaton fire had spread throughout 14,021 acres and was close to being fully contained. Cal Fire reported that the fire damaged or destroyed 9,418 structures.
The Hughes fire started by the Castaic Lake in north Los Angeles County. This fire covered over 10,200 acres and was almost fully contained, like the Eaton fire, a few days after it broke.
To read more about these fires and others in more detail visit Cal Fire or any news platform.
