Los Angeles officials convened Saturday morning to provide an update on the wildfires in Southern California. (Jan. 11, 2025) Full Palisades Fire coverage: https://trib.al/w14xbRE Full Eaton Fire coverage: https://trib.al/NJkvNUH Complete KTLA wildfire coverage: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/

Some families were allowed back to their neighborhoods to survey their homes damaged by the Palisades Fire.

Ground and aerial firefighters are working around the clock to save homes from the encroaching fire. As of Saturday afternoon, the Palisades Fire was mapped at 22,661 acres and was 11% contained. More than 5,000 structures, many of them homes, have been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu.

KTLA's Chris Wolfe reports on Jan. 11, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/palisades-fire-shifts-targets-to-san-fernando-valley-forcing-new-evacuation-warnings-for-saturday/

Local officials provided an update on Saturday, Jan. 11 as the Eaton Fire continues burning with some additional containment on Saturday.

As of Saturday afternoon, the wildfire had scorched 14,117 acres and was 15% contained, an improvement from the 3% containment reported Friday night. According to preliminary estimates from CalFire, over 7,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the blaze.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/eaton-fire-still-raging-in-southern-california-saturday-as-santa-ana-winds-pick-back-up/

Ground and aerial firefighters scrambled to save homes in Brentwood from the encroaching Palisades Fire. As of Saturday afternoon, the Palisades Fire was mapped at 22,661 acres and was 11% contained. More than 5,000 structures, many of them homes, have been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu. The cause remains under investigation.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/palisades-fire-shifts-targets-to-san-fernando-valley-forcing-new-evacuation-warnings-for-saturday/

Watch KTLA 5 continuing coverage of the Palisades Fire and the next wind event expected to hit Southern California. Jan. 11, 2025.

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The Eaton Fire has scorched more than 14,000 acres and led to the deaths of 8 people since erupting near Altadena on Tuesday. Full coverage: https://trib.al/221FwdU

Images provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-West satellite show smoke from the 22,000-acre wildfire billowing into the sky and drifting west over the Pacific Ocean. (NOAA)

Updates: https://trib.al/vC7EkH5

The Jones family of Altadena was one of many who lost their home in the Eaton Fire, which continues to rage through the area on Saturday. Despite the loss of the place they called home for 55 years, the family is doing the best they can to remain hopeful and strong. KTLA 5's Carlos Herrera reports. (Jan. 11, 2025)

Massive flames were approaching a neighborhood in Brentwood at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. KTLA's Rich Prickett reports.

SKY 5 footage captured a home going up in flames during the Palisades Fire in Brentwood. KTLA's Rich Prickett reports on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.

In a press conference held separately from county officials, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and law enforcement leaders spoke on the fires' impacts on the Los Angeles community, the steps fire crews are taking to mitigate damage and how to move forward once the fires are out. (Jan. 11, 2025) Full Palisades Fire coverage: https://trib.al/DrJff8B Full Eaton Fire Coverage: https://trib.al/mPWiNhz Full coverage of Southern California wildfires: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/

A helicopter made a critical water drop as crews fight to save a neighborhood in Brentwood. KTLA's Rich Prickett reports on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025.