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At the time of publication, the Palisades Fire was at 98% containment, while the Eaton Fire was at 99% containment.
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Those steep canyons were too treacherous to hike into—a broken ankle would require an air evacuation—so the crew’s assignment was to create a mile-long containment line in the peaks west of Mount Wilson Observatory.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The Eaton, Palisades, Hughes, and Laguna fires all stand at over 85% containment as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
The Palisades fire was at 79 percent containment with an estimated 23,448 acres burned as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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Latoya Gayle, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Those steep canyons were too treacherous to hike into—a broken ankle would require an air evacuation—so the crew’s assignment was to create a mile-long containment line in the peaks west of Mount Wilson Observatory.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The Eaton, Palisades, Hughes, and Laguna fires all stand at over 85% containment as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
The Palisades fire was at 79 percent containment with an estimated 23,448 acres burned as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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