The map shows the devastating impact of deadly fires in LA on each individual home

The map shows the devastating impact of deadly fires in LA on each individual home

Shocking new maps show the utter destruction wrought by the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles, offering a house-by-house overview of the affected neighborhoods – some of which were almost completely leveled.

The LA area’s two largest wildfires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and killed at least 24 people – and are expected to grow again this week as strong winds fuel the flames.

An aerial view of the areas ravaged by the Palisades Fire, which has torched more than 23,000 acres of land since Tuesday and killed at least eight people, shows entire neighborhoods in some of the City of Angel’s most exclusive ZIP codes near the Pacific Ocean, down to the Foundation walls burned down.

A SoCal Gas employee looks at the destruction following the Palisades fire along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. AP
The LA area’s two largest wildfires have destroyed more than 12,000 buildings and killed at least 24 people. lacounty.gov

The map released by LA County Recovers also shows some homes that miraculously escaped destruction from the fire, which was only 13% contained as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire’s latest update.

“We estimate that well over 5,000 homes were destroyed in the Palisades alone,” LA County Fire Department Chief Ken told CNN. “It’s devastating.”

Across the city, the Eaton Fire, which has claimed at least 16 lives, has burned more than 14,000 acres near Pasadena and left some entire communities smoldering in ash, maps show.

This aerial photo shows homes and businesses reduced to rubble by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 10, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
The Palisades Fire has burned over 23,000 acres of land Google Earth
Entire streets were filled up, as maps show. lacounty.gov

Entire city blocks were leveled, while in some cases houses just a few blocks away suffered no damage, the interactive map shows.

The map depicts properties that were spared with a black house and properties that sustained minor damage with an image of a green house. Houses that suffered significant damage were marked orange, and houses that were destroyed were marked red.

The charred remains of the Palisades campus of the international private school Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles. AFP via Getty Images

“If your address does not contain a color symbol, it means a building has not yet been inspected,” officials said.

More than 153,000 people are under evacuation orders, while hundreds are seeking refuge in emergency shelters.

LA neighborhood before the Eaton fire. Google Earth
The map shows homes affected by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles. lacounty.gov

The Eaton Fire is now the fifth deadliest wildfire in California history and with many people still missing, the death toll is expected to rise. As of Monday morning, the fire was 27% contained, six days after it started.

The Palisades and Eaton fires alone decimated 59 square miles – an area more than twice the size of Manhattan.


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The cause of the Palisades Fire remains under investigation. However, according to the Washington Post, the inferno may have been reignited by scorch marks from an earlier forest fire, which is believed to have been started by fireworks set off on New Year’s Eve

The remnants of the New Year’s Eve fire may have likely been rekindled by the strong Santa Ana winds that blew into the area last week – even six days after it was extinguished.

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the Eaton Fire.

With winds expected to pick up again early this week, fires are expected to grow again despite significant progress made over the weekend as firefighters desperately try to put out the flames.

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