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The iconic landscape of Los Angeles County and its surrounding region have been forever transformed by a massive, multi-front firestorm that has leveled an area more than twice the size of Manhattan.
At least 16 people have lost their lives in the series of fast-moving blazes, which officials have declared one of the worst disasters to ever hit California.
Although smoke-eaters still have their work cut out for them in containing the largest of the fires, some significant progress has been made in knocking down some of the smaller conflagrations before they, too, could grow into continued raging infernos.
Here is where the City of Angels stands in its unprecedented effort to beat back the historic confluence of wildfires.
Palisades Fire
The Palisades Fire is the largest of the wildfires ripping their way through posh LA neighborhoods and the third most destructive fire to ever hit California.
So far, it has consumed 23,713 acres and more than 5,000 structures, including homes and businesses.
Firefighters have struggled to contain the blaze because of Santa Ana winds, exceptionally strong, dry gusts named after Southern California’s Santa Ana Canyon and blowing in from the desert. The winds have fanned the flames with gusts of more than 100 mph.
Two people have lost their lives in the Palisades Fire so far, according to the official death toll.
A lengthy list of Hollywood celebrities’ homes were burned to the ground, including those belonging to Anthony Hopkins, Billy Crystal, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, and Adam Brody and Leighton Meester.
As of Sunday afternoon, the Palisades Fire stands at just 11% contained, with more than 153,000 Angelenos in its zone still under mandatory evacuation orders.
Eaton Fire
The Eaton Fire — east of Burbank and just outside Pasadena — is the second-largest blaze still burning in the area, engulfing 14,117 acres and destroying 1,213 structures.
It also has the grim distinction of being the deadliest of the wildfires burning in the Golden State, with eight lives confirmed lost from it so far. It’s the fourth-most destructive blaze ever recorded in California.
As of Sunday the Eaton Fire has been 27% contained, as crews work tirelessly against budgetary and environmental constraints to bring the blaze under control.
Hurst Fire
The Hurst Fire, located in the northern San Fernando Valley, is the last of the three fires still burning, torching nearly 800 acres so far.
Currently, the Hurst Fire is 89% contained, putting firefighters within striking distance of knocking it down and arresting its path of devastation.
Other fires that have been fully contained or have had their forward progress stopped include:
Lidia Fire (Antelope Valley; 395 acres burned, fully contained)
Kenneth Fire (West San Fernando Valley; more than 1,000 acres burned, fully contained)
Sunset Fire (Runyon Canyon; 42 acres burned, fully contained)
Woodley Fire (30 acres burned; fully contained)
Sunswept Fire (Studio City area; approximately 1 acre burned, fully contained)
