Photos: Images from LA County’s fierce winds that launched unprecedented fires

A charred half mast American flag still flies as wind continues to blow through the area on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 at the corner of Lake Avenue and Altadena Drive where businesses were destroyed in the Eaton fire. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
One of many billboard signs damage due tostrong Santa Ana winds Tuesday, Van Nuys CA, Jan 7, 2025.
(Photo by Gene Blevins, Contributing Photographer)
Dana Albright leaves Walworth Avenue in Pasadena on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 af