9 January 2025

The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) recently shared shocking time-lapse footage taken from space. Wildfires in Californiawhich ignited on Tuesday afternoon and has already caused 100,000 people to flee their homes.

The eight Los Angeles area wildfires: Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Hearst Fire, Olivas Fire, Lydia Fire, Boy Scout Fire, Sunset Fire, and Woodley Fire – threaten at least 28,000 structures. Fox News Digital reported.

Thousands are fleeing out of control wildfires burning near Los Angeles

Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S., on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to hit the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and forcing thousands of residents to flee for their lives, with the Dangerous storms for at least two more days. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

California wildfires are burning across Los Angeles County, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes

CIRA satellite footage shows Palisades fire The storm broke out near Malibu and Santa Monica at around 10:30 a.m. local time Tuesday.

Satellite view of California wildfires

“The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire continue to grow rapidly nearby Los Angeles “Both burned over 10,000 acres,” CIRA wrote in a post on X on Wednesday night.

The Palisades Fire is already responsible for burning nearly 16,000 acres.

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 08: Altadena Hardware's brick frame is still standing on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 after the Eaton's caught fire in downtown Altadena. More than 1,000 structures burned, and two people died, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana winds across Los Angeles County. (Photo by Sarah Ringwertz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

ALTADENA, CA – JANUARY 08: Altadena Hardware's brick frame is still standing on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 after the Eaton's caught fire in downtown Altadena. More than 1,000 structures burned, and two people died, in wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana winds across Los Angeles County. (Photo by Sarah Ringwertz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

The Eaton and Hurst fires followed hours later, and had burned more than 11,000 acres combined, as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Other fires, which broke out Wednesday in Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura counties, have burned more than 400 acres and are expected to advance, according to officials. All of them except Lidia Fire are 0% contained.

Hollywood sign with smoke from forest fires

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 08: The Hollywood sign is seen with smoke from multiple wildfires on January 08, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Aaron B./Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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It was more than 3 million Without power The incident occurred in Los Angeles County on Wednesday afternoon, Fox News Digital reported.

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