Eaton, Palisades fires in Southern California 100% contained, officials say

AND Palisades fire And Eaton fire that burned a total of almost 40,000 hectares in the Los Angeles area, they were 100% contained, fire officials said on Friday.

The Palisades fire burned 23,448 acres on the west side of Los Angeles, and the Eaton fire scored 14,201 acres starting on January 7, according to the California Division of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Two major fires and several smaller ones created the worst natural disaster in Los Angeles’ district history, killing 28 people and damaging or destroying more than 16,000 buildings, Cal Fire said.

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Vehicles and houses burn as strong winds that encourage devastating fires in Los Angeles, forcing people to evacuate, in the Eaton Fire in Altadeni, California, the US 8, 2025. (Reuters/David Swanson)

At the height of the fire, 180,000 people were by order to evacuate, according to Los Angeles district Officers.

Damage and economic losses are estimated at more than $ 250 billion, according to a private forecast.

The rain finally fell in southern California in the last week, which assisted firefighters in the restraint of fire, but also increased the risk of floods and sliding in the hills and spreading toxic materials that lagged in the desolation of fire.

The view of the homes that Eaton the fire destroyed on January 9, 2025 in Altadeni, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Complete retention at this point is mostly symbolic The fires still remain Isolated on steep mountainous grounds, fire officials said.

“It is more important when we say that the progress is moving forward,” said a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles fire unit, Margaret Stewart for Reuters.

Progress was stopped about a week after the fires of Palisades and Eaton swallowed through the region.

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Super Scooper plane descends the water on the fire of Palisades on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, to the Pacific Palisades in California. (Brian Van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Stewart said that rain was “more obstacles” because it led to muddy skating and blocked roads that were the first to respond.

“If this rain came two weeks ago, it might be more useful,” Stewart said.

Reuters contributed to this report.