Footage Provides First Looks at Devastation from Palisades Fire

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The Palisades Fire has been burning in Los Angeles, California for a little over 24 hours, and it has already caused massive devastation. As the first half of the day in the Pacific time zone has just about passed, we’re just starting to see visual evidence of what happened overnight in the Pacific Palisades, a coastal community between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

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Videos by Outdoors

The latest reports say more than 11,000 acres have burned thanks to this wildfire alone. The Eaton Fire is also raging nearby, up toward the Angeles National Forest. Meanwhile, firefighters don’t have water to fight the flames in the Palisades, because they emptied all three massive water tanks trying to douse the fire on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.

See aerial views of the devastation from the Palisades Fire so far:

Sky5 is providing our first aerial view of the devastation caused by the #PalisadesFire: https://t.co/zS7zdAMfkt pic.twitter.com/wGCqLC0aHA

— KTLA (@KTLA) January 8, 2025

And here is some video footage from ground level:

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More from Pacific Palisades. Unimaginable loss. Lives changed forever. Fires still rage along with 100mph gusts. Firefighters look like they’re attending a wake. pic.twitter.com/EvvfENtXvF

— Jonathan Vigliotti 🐋 (@JonVigliotti) January 8, 2025

‘A War Zone’

KTLA’s @ericspillman reports on the unfathomable devastation caused by the #PalisadesFire. Live team coverage: https://t.co/zS7zdAMNa1 pic.twitter.com/6kG8mgLEaw

— KTLA (@KTLA) January 8, 2025

This situation is evolving. Please check back for updates.