Visual Journalism Team
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Firefighters are battling to control huge wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed at least 25 people, devoured thousands of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.
It’s a rapidly changing situation – these maps and pictures show the scale of the challenge, where the fires are and the damage they have caused.
The largest blaze, in the Pacific Palisades area is the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history. More than 23,000 acres have now burnt.
Placing the area affected on to maps of New York and London gives a sense of how big that is, stretching from Clapham to Greenwich in the UK’s capital, or across large areas of lower Manhattan and Queens.
Where are the Los Angeles fires burning?
Four fires are currently burning in the Los Angeles area.
Palisades Fire: The largest active fire is burning between Santa Monica and Malibu. Burnt area: 23,713 acres.Eaton Fire: Second largest fire burning north of Pasadena. Burnt area: 14,117 acres.Hurst Fire: To the north east of the city. Burnt area: 799 acres. It’s 97% contained, according to LA officials.Auto Fire: To the west of the city in the county of Ventura. Burnt area: 56 acres.Reuters
Firefighting aircraft are being used to try to stop the fires spreading
But six other fires have been contained.
Kenneth Fire: In the West Hills area, just north of the Palisades. It was contained on Sunday afternoon, after burning through 1,052 acres since Thursday.
Lidia Fire: Reported in the hills north of Los Angeles. Burnt area: 395 acres.
Archer Fire: Small fire that started on Friday and burned through 19 acres.
Woodley Fire: Small fire reported in local parklan
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