Wildfires continue to burn in California: Overnight, the fires in and around Los Angeles continued to worsen. Five people have died, 2,000 structures have been destroyed, and 27,000 acres have been consumed so far. The Palisades fire is not yet under control, and 37,000 people have evacuated from that fire alone. But the Eaton fire and the Hurst fire also rage in Southern California, and a new one started overnight in the Hollywood Hills, which has since been gotten under control. CalFire reports that the Palisades fire is the most destructive in Los Angeles' history and ranks in the top 20 of the most destructive fires of all time for the state. In total, more than 130,000 people are under evacuation orders right now.
"As officials make assessments, it's likely that the damage estimates for the Palisades Fire will go up," reports The New York Times. "For comparison, the three most destructive fires in California history—the Camp Fire, which in 2018 destroyed the town of Paradise; the Tubbs fire in Napa and Sonoma counties in 2017; and the Oakland Hills Fire in 1991—destroyed roughly 18,800, 5,600 and 2,900 structures."
