{"id":4768,"date":"2025-01-11T21:20:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T21:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/at-least-11-dead-180000-forced-to-flee-their-homes-as-l-a-wildfires-rage\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T21:20:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T21:20:39","slug":"at-least-11-dead-180000-forced-to-flee-their-homes-as-l-a-wildfires-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/at-least-11-dead-180000-forced-to-flee-their-homes-as-l-a-wildfires-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 11 dead, 180,000 forced to flee their homes as L.A. wildfires rage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"byline-container\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/author\/clarissa-jan-lim-ncpn1307846\" tabindex=\"-1\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_08\/3635688\/clarissa-jan-lim-msnbc.png\" alt height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><time datetime=\"Sat Jan 11 2025 14:45:33 GMT+0000 (UTC)\" data-tests=\"timestamp__datePublished\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-01-11T14:45:33.000Z\">Jan. 10, 2025, 2:57 PM UTC<span>\/<\/span>Updated&nbsp;Jan. 11, 2025, 2:45 PM UTC<\/time><\/p>\n<p><meta data-testid=\"timestamp__datePublished--meta\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-01-10T14:57:14.000Z\"><meta data-testid=\"timestamp__dateModified--meta\" itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2025-01-11T14:45:33.000Z\"><\/div>\n<p data-testid=\"byline\">By <span data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/author\/clarissa-jan-lim-ncpn1307846\">Clarissa-Jan Lim<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class>At least 11 people have died and 180,000 residents have been forced to evacuate as devastating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/top-stories\/latest\/california-palisades-wildfire-los-angeles-what-to-know-rcna186756\" target=\"_blank\">wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area<\/a> for a fifth day. <\/p>\n<p class>A series of wildfires have sparked since Tuesday because of extreme dry conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds. Two of the biggest blazes &mdash; the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire &mdash; have destroyed a total of 35,000 acres, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection<\/a>(Cal Fire).<\/p>\n<p class>Officials have said the true death toll remains unknown, as the fires continue to sweep through several areas.<\/p>\n<p class>Here are the latest numbers from Cal Fire:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Palisades Fire <\/strong>has consumed more than<strong> <\/strong>21,000 acres and is <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/wildfires\/palisades-fire-shifts-targets-to-san-fernando-valley-forcing-new-evacuation-warnings-for-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\">still growing in size<\/a>forcing officials to extend evacuation orders. It is 11% contained. City Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/weather\/wildfires\/live-blog\/california-wildfires-live-updates-deadly-blazes-spread-hollywood-hills-rcna186927\/rcrd67175?canonicalCard=true\" target=\"_blank\">has called it<\/a> &ldquo;one of the most destructive fires in the history of Los Angeles.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Eaton Fire<\/strong> has burned through more than 14,000 acres and is 15% contained. L.A. County Fire Chief Deputy Jon O&rsquo;Brien said more than 5,000 structures are estimated to have been&nbsp;destroyed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hurst Fire <\/strong>has destroyed 771 acres and is 70% contained.<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Further north, <strong>the Lidia Fire<\/strong>near Acton, has swept through 395 acres and is 98% contained.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Kenneth Fire<\/strong>which began Thursday afternoon in the Woodland Hills area near Calabasas, has razed through more than 1,000 acres so far. It is 50% contained.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Archer Fire<\/strong>sparked Friday, has burned through 19 acres and is 0% contained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class>Several emergency alerts were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/weather\/wildfires\/evacuation-alert-error-los-angeles-area-millions-residents-rcna187091\" target=\"_blank\">mistakenly sent to millions of L.A. residents<\/a> who were far from where the wildfires were burning, setting off panic.<\/p>\n<p class>Although officials had hoped that weaker winds late Friday would help to slow the spread of the blazes, the Palisades Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/live\/2025-01-10\/fire-los-angeles-california-eaton-palisades-updates\" target=\"_blank\">tore through dry terrain overnight<\/a>moving closer to residential areas. Strong gusts are expected to resume later on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/author\/clarissa-jan-lim-ncpn1307846\" tabindex=\"-1\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_08\/3635688\/clarissa-jan-lim-msnbc.png\" alt height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/author\/clarissa-jan-lim-ncpn1307846\">Clarissa-Jan Lim<\/a><\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking\/trending news blogger for BLN Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/top-stories\/latest\/los-angeles-wildfires-updates-evacuations-death-toll-rcna187124\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 10, 2025, 2:57 PM UTC\/Updated&nbsp;Jan. 11, 2025, 2:45 PM UTC By Clarissa-Jan Lim At least 11 people have died and 180,000 residents have been forced to evacuate as devastating wildfires continue to scorch the Los Angeles area for a fifth day. 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