The wildfires, driven by gusts of up to 100 miles per hour, ignited across multiple locations in Los Angeles County. The dry conditions, a result of Southern California’s driest start to the winter on record, created a perfect storm for the fires to spread uncontrollably. By January 8, several major fires were raging, including the Palisades fire, which scorched over 11,000 acres near the Pacific Coast Highway, and the Eaton fire, which tore through more than 10,000 acres in Altadena and parts of Pasadena. Another significant blaze, the Hurst fire, erupted in San Fernando on the evening of January 7.
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