Since January 7, a number of wildfires have started due to persistently strong winds, low humidity, and dry conditions. While making headway on the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have damaged.
Or destroyed over 16,000 properties and claimed the lives of at least 28 people, fire workers around the area have moved swiftly to put out minor brush fires, according to Cal Fire.
They are presently, respectively, 75% and 95% confined. Receive fire and weather notifications via text:Register to get location-specific wildfire information.
“Extreme fire behavior” makes fighting Hughes Fire more difficult for workers. In an attempt to contain the Hughes Fire,
Firefighters in northern Los Angeles County persisted, setting up control lines to prevent the fire from spreading into residential neighborhoods.
