In photos: Wildfires rages in Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands to flee
California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as officials prepared for the situation to worsen early Wednesday.
Firefighters work the scene as an apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles.JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images
People embrace as they evacuate following powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.David Swanson/Reuters
Police officers remove an elderly resident from her home during the Eaton Fire in Altadena.ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
A person carrying a flag walks away from a burning house.David Swanson/Reuters
A person turns on a garden hose in an effort to save a neighbouring home from catching fire during the Eaton Fire in Altadena.Mario Tama/Getty Images
Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles.Etienne Laurent/The Associated Press
Claudio and Kathleen Boltiansky embrace in their fire-ravaged neighbourhood after the Palisades Fire swept through.Etienne Laurent/The Associated Press
A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday.Ethan Swope/The Associated Press
A man walks his bike among the ruins left behind by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press
Thick smoke hangs over the skyline of the downtown area in Los Angeles, California.Tyler Transki/Reuters
Bardo Calvo calms a horse as large animals are evacuated at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, California.Carlin Stiehl/Reuters
A person walks past a home burning during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California.Mario Tama/Getty Images
Water is dropped by helicopter on the advancing Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.Etienne Laurent/The Associated Press
Workers attempt to remove a tree that fell on a car due to high winds in Glendale, California.ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
A firefighter watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, California.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
A man watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California.JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images
A firefighter fights the flames burning the Theatre Palisades in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
Los Angeles County firefighters spray water on a burning home as the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A firefighter pulls a hose up to a home while battling the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Sparks fly from the wheel of a burned school bus as the Eaton Fire moves through in Altadena, California.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Palisades Fire burns a residence in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.Ethan Swope/The Associated Press
Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.Eric Thayer/Getty Images
Firefighters fight the flames from the Palisades Fire burning a house in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
A Firefighter watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning in front of the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church.Apu Gomes/Getty Images
Residents of a senior center are evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches in Altadena, California.Ethan Swope/The Associated Press
A senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches in Altadena.Ethan Swope/The Associated Press
Residents of a senior center are evacuated and loaded into a bus as the Eaton Fire approaches in Altadena.Ethan Swope/The Associated Press
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California.JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images
A McDonald's restaurant is showered in embers during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California.JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images