Weeks into the wildfires, full scale of deadly infernos is revealed
Stunning visuals from weeks of fighting deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area then the scenes of devastation that appeared after.
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California Fires Firefighters monitor flames caused by the Hughes Fire along Castaic Lake in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California Fires Vee Ban searches for a missing cat among Pacific Palisades homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
California Fires A mural by Sergei Statsenko, who also goes by the artist name Steeke, thanks firefighters in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles as wildfires burn Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (Damian Dovarganes)
California Fires Tim Murphy, with the San Francisco Fire Dept., puts out hot spots in a burned property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher)
California Fires Lt. Matt Phillips, right, and Matt Williams, of the Kitsap County firefighting strike team from Bainbridge Island, Wash., check homes for structural issues in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) (Richard Vogel)
California Fires A helicopter drops water while fighting the Auto Fire in Ventura County, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
California Fires Los Angeles County Sherrif's deputies monitor flames caused by the Hughes Fire along Castaic Lake in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California Fires A crew for Southern California Edison prepares the ground for electric poles along the Pacific Coast Highway near homes destroyed from the Palisades Fire in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday. Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) (Richard Vogel)
California Fires The Eaton Fire leaves devastation in a neighborhood Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong)
California Fires Firefighters put out a hot spot at a home destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher)
California Fires Firefighters monitor flames caused by the Hughes Fire along a roadside in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope)
California Fires A charred replica of an aircraft sits in a paintball course as flames caused by the Hughes Fire pass along in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope)
California Fires Firefighters set up to defend houses threatened by the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Etienne Laurent/AP)
California Fires A firefighter looks at flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire as firefighters monitor the spread of the fire, in Mandeville Canyon, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Etienne Laurent/AP)
California Fires Traffic makes its way along Interstate 5 as the Hughes Fire burns in the background Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Castaic, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
California Fires Apparatus sits on Sepulveda Blvd. as fire burns along Interstate 405, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
California Fires Fire Crews stage under the Hughes Fire Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Castaic, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
California Fires A firefighters monitors flames caused by the Hughes Fire is seen in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
California Fires A helicopter drops water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
California Fires A helicopter drops water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Etienne Laurent/AP)
California Fires Firefighters spray water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
California Fires FILE - Firefighters look at flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire as they monitor the spread of the fire in Mandeville Canyon, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent, File) (Etienne Laurent/AP)
California Fires Flames caused by the Hughes Fire are seen in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
California Fires A basketball is stuck in the net outside of a residence destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
California Fires Firefighters look at flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire as they monitor the spread of the fire in Mandeville Canyon, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent) (Etienne Laurent/AP)
California Fires Firefighters monitor flames by the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
California Fires Firefighters spray water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
California Fires A helicopter drops water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
California Fires Firefighters spray water on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
California Fires Members of the National Guard check the I.D. of construction workers and residents as they drive through a checkpoint as President Donald Trump is set to tour the Palisades Fire zone damage in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
California Fires The Hughes Fire burns in Castaic, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong/AP)
California Fires Empty street in Castaic, Calif., is seen as the Hughes Fire burns afar Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Los Angeles wildfires Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures on Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope/Associated Press)
Wildfire A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Los Angeles wildfires This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Eaton Fire on on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Maxar Technologies via Associated Press)
California fires Firefighters watch water drops on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. British Columbia’s forests minister says a crew from the province’s wildfire service left for California Saturday afternoon to help battle the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Eric Thayer
Malibu wildfire A VW van sits among burned out homes, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
Wildfires A house is threatened as the Palisades Fire grows in the mountains in the community of Topanga, California, on January 9. (David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource)
L.A. wildfires A person walks with a bicycle amid the destruction left behind by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Malibu Wildfire destruction Charred Buddha statues stand amidst other sculptures at burned out shop in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Palisades wildfire A resident hoses down hot spots in a fire-ravaged property after the Palisades Fire swept through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)
Los Angeles wildfires Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beachfront property on Jan. 8, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (Etienne Laurent/Associated Press)
LA fires: Pacific Palisades The wildfires devastation is seen from the air in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. (Mark J. Terrill / AP)
California fires Residents embrace outside of a burning property as the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Ethan Swope / The Associated Press)
L.A. wildfires: Eaton fire The Eaton Fire burns vehicles and structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (Nic Coury / The Associated Press)
California fires The Palisades Fire burns a beachfront property Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (Etienne Laurent / The Associated Press)
California fires Pedestrians help a firefighter stretch a hose as an apartment building burns, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (Chris Pizzello / The Associated Press)
California wildfire The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope / AP Photo)
L.A. wildfires: Pacific Palisades Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns multiple structures in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope / The Associated Press)
California fires This photo provided by Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation shows wildfire damage at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 Pasadena, Calif. (Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation via AP)
L.A. wildfires: Pacific Palisades A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ethan Swope / The Associated Press)
Los Angeles wildfires Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
L.A. wildfires A beach front property is burned by the Palisades Fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (Jae C. Hong / AP Photo)
California fires Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Ethan Swope / The Associated Press)
