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Out-of-control LA wildfires force residents — including celebs — to flee in terror: PHOTOS

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Alex Mead
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Jan 8, 2025

Wildfires erupted in Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate as flames consumed dry brush and engulfed neighborhoods. The Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades has scorched nearly 3,000 acres, while the Eaton Fire near Pasadena and the Hurst Fire in Sylmar have triggered widespread evacuations, endangering thousands of residents.

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A Los Angeles County firefighting helicopter dropping water to battle the Palisades wildfire in Pacific Palisades, California, on 07 January 2025
A Los Angeles County firefighting helicopter drops water to battle the Palisades wildfire in Pacific Palisades. CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

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Residents of a senior center being evacuated at night due to the approaching Eaton Fire in Altadena, California on January 7, 2025.
Residents of a senior center are evacuated in Altadena, California. AP

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Aerial view of the Pacific Palisades fire with smoke visible from an airplane window
View of the Pacific Palisades fire from a flight heading into LAX on Tuesday. Grace Shaw

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A distraught woman crying as the Palisades Fire advances in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 7, 2025
A woman cries as fire advances in the Pacific Palisades. AP

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Firefighters observing the Palisades Fire engulfing a house amid a severe windstorm in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 8, 2025.
Firefighters battle flames in the Pacific Palisades. Getty Images

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Firefighters battling a fire on the beach in front of homes along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu during the Palisades Fire.
Firefighters battle fire from the surf as beachfront homes go up in flames along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. MediaNews Group via Getty Images

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Elderly patients being evacuated into emergency vehicles amid approaching embers and flames during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025.
Elderly patients are evacuated into emergency vehicles during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California. AFP via Getty Images

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Firefighter battling the Palisades Fire during a windstorm in Los Angeles, California
Firefighters battle flames in the Pacific Palisades. REUTERS

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A structure engulfed in flames during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, with a flag visible in the foreground
Fire engulfs a structure as the Palisades Fire burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California. REUTERS

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Sunbather observing a large plume of smoke from a wildfire over the Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, California in 2025
A lone sunbather sits and watches a large plume of smoke from a wildfire rise over the Pacific Palisades, in Santa Monica. AP

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Palisades Fire burning during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, with smoke and trees in the background, on January 7, 2025.
The Palisades Fire burns. REUTERS

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Firefighter walking past a burning home during a powerful windstorm in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California
Firefighters battle flames in the Pacific Palisades. Getty Images

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Man assisting woman in wheelchair during evacuation of senior center due to approaching California Eaton Fire
Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches. AP

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Los Angeles firefighter spraying water on a burning home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood during the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025
Firefighters battle flames in the Pacific Palisades. Jordan Stern/Shutterstock

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Smoke from a wildfire viewed from Venice Beach, Los Angeles, dated January 7, 2025
Smoke from a wildfire is seen from the Venice Beach section of Los Angeles. AP

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Firefighters battling the Palisades Fire on Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2025
Firefighters battling the Palisades Fire on Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2025. Getty Images

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Dane Schrader, a resident of Pacific Palisades, pushing a wheelchair with a suitcase in front of fire trucks during the evacuation from the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, USA
Dane Schrader, a resident of Pacific Palisades, evacates. Jordan Stern/Shutterstock

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Firefighters working to extinguish the Palisades Fire amid a windstorm in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2025
Firefighters battle flames in the Pacific Palisades. REUTERS

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A residence engulfed in flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, captured on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. AP

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Resident standing in front of a garage while fire crews combat the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Los Angeles, 2025
A resident stands in front of a garage as fire crews fight the Palisades Fire. AP

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People evacuating by car and on foot from the advancing Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 7, 2025.
People flee from the advancing Palisades Fire, by car and on foot, in the Pacific Palisades. AP

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A Super Scooper plane dropping ocean water on a raging hillside fire in Pacific Palisades, CA, January 2025
A Super Scooper drops ocean water on a hillside as the Palisades fire rages. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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People taking selfies in front of burning homes during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025, caused by powerful Santa Ana winds.
People enter an evacuation zone to take selfie photos and videos near burning homes at the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena. Getty Images

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A wind-driven wildfire burning in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2025, fueled by Santa Ana winds, causing destruction and forced evacuation
The Palisades Fire. VCG via Getty Images

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Helicopter dropping water on a wind-driven fire in Pacific Palisades, California, with smoke covering the area and burning buildings visible
A helicopter drops water on the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire. AFP via Getty Images

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A fast-moving brush fire burning near multi-million dollar homes in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025, sparking evacuations and blanketing the area with thick smoke.
A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades. AFP via Getty Images

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A burnt vehicle standing near rising flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, U.S., on January 7, 2025.
A burnt vehicle stands as flames rise nearby, as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California. REUTERS

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Sign pointing to the Getty Villa art museum engulfed in red smoke from the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, January 7, 2025
A sign pointing to the Getty Villa art museum in engulfed in red smoke from the flames of the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades. AFP via Getty Images

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Wildfire ravaging a neighborhood in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles at night
The Palisades Fire ravages the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. AP

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Fire department bulldozer moving abandoned cars on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles during a fast-moving brush fire
A fire department bulldozer moves abandoned cars which blocked Sunset Blvd. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA

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Heavy smoke rising from a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades, overlooking the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California, on January 7, 2025.
Heavy smoke from a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades rises over the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California. AP

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Smoke and fire from a wild fire near Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2025 during a windstorm
Smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles. REUTERS

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Helicopter dropping water on a wind-driven fire threatening homes in Pacific Palisades, California surrounded by thick smoke
A helicopter drops water around homes threatened by the Palisades Fire. AFP via Getty Images

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Resident trying to protect his property from the impending flames of the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, January 7, 2025.
A resident attempts to protect his property from the flames closing in on homes threatened by the Palisades Fire. AFP via Getty Images

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A structure engulfed in flames during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, on January 7, 2025.
A structure burns during the Palisades Fire. Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Large smoke plumes from the Pacific Palisades fire viewed from Montana Street in Santa Monica, California on January 7, 2024.
Large plumes of smoke from the Pacific Palisades fire are seen from Montana Street in Santa Monica. AP

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