Photos and video of the destruction caused by the Los Angeles Palisades wildfires are circulating across social media as residents flee for safety.
According to CalFire, more than 1,000 acres has burned to the ground around the LA area, leading to evacuation orders across northern Los Angeles County. The LA County Fire Department also notes that more than 10,300 homes have been threatened by the raging blazes.
LA County fire officials report two fatalities with reports of multiple burn victims as of Wednesday morning. The number of properties and structures damaged from the fires remains unclear at this time.
These videos and photographs shared on social media below showcase the deadly destruction.
View from the sky above LA.
Pacific Palisades and Malibu engulfed in flames. Absolutely Horrific. pic.twitter.com/Q5O8XgEHng— Dan Hellie (@DanHellie) January 8, 2025
Video of the moment my friend and I abandoned his house after we tried to save what we could. Please be praying for him and his family @orlylistens
Location: North of Rustic Canyon#cawx #PalisadesFire #fire #California pic.twitter.com/fie6Ywkmz3
— Tanner Charles 🌪 (@TannerCharlesMN) January 8, 2025
This is what’s left of the Pacific Palisades. The mall survived. Most everything else is gone. Homes, apartment complexes… businesses. pic.twitter.com/Vfz721V48J
— Jonathan Vigliotti 🐋 (@JonVigliotti) January 8, 2025
This is by far the craziest video from the fire in Los Angeles. This guy is filming huge walls of fire surrounding a house they’re in, and there’s another person and a dog. I have no idea why they didn’t evacuate or what happened to them. Let’s hope they’re okay. #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/QYtsBSKvdl
— Sia Kordestani (@SiaKordestani) January 8, 2025
View form Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica.
— Chris Tourtellotte (@CTourtellotte) January 8, 2025
#PalisadesFire great drop pic.twitter.com/B5GTEcovv8
— firevalleyphoto (@firevalleyphoto) January 7, 2025
Total destruction in Malibu. These were beachfront homes on Pacific Coast Highway. #palisadesfire pic.twitter.com/DhQnJMmoUW
— Liz Kreutz (@LizKreutzNews) January 8, 2025
Devastation all around. I’ve lost count of the number of buildings we’ve seen on fire. This is Radcliffe Ave in Pacific Palisades, CA. #PalisadesFire #PacificPalisades #California pic.twitter.com/RKeuOQyMWG
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) January 8, 2025
Smoke from the #PalisadesFire nearly blocks out the sunset in LA.
Looks like the blaze is headed inland towards Brentwood. Just insane images. pic.twitter.com/JW2hJ64Sk0
— Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) January 8, 2025
A friend who lives in Pacific Palisades sent me these horrific videos of the fire.
He just evacuated and said traffic was so bad people abandoned their cars. pic.twitter.com/mbOjz8QAf9
— Jon Michael Raasch (@JMRaasch) January 7, 2025
A friend in LA just took this video pic.twitter.com/WJBWCHmCUs
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 8, 2025
