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Southern California Fires Burn Thousands Of Acres, Force 130,000 To Flee: What You Need To Know

By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 9, 2025Southern California is battling devastating wildfires that have claimed at least five lives, injured many and destroyed homes. By early Thursday, nearly 30,000 acres across Los Angeles County had burned, with firefighters racing to contain the flames amid dry conditions and strong winds.Among the most destructive is the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which has scorched over 15,000 acres, destroyed at least 300 structures, and
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