A fierce wildfire erupted in the affluent western Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, 7 January, and quickly expanded as a major windstorm whipped up flames.
In the next two days, several other blazes ignited around the wider Los Angeles county, which is home to 9.6 million people. Fires were still burning fiercely on Thursday and a terrified region was braced for more danger and destruction.
