Palisades Fire
| Palisades Fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires | |
Aerial view of homes devastated by the Palisades fire in the early evening hours of January 15 | |
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| Location | Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°4′21″N 118°32′33″W / 34.07250°N 118.54250°W |
| Statistics | |
| Status | Extinguished |
| Burned area | 23,448 acres (9,489 ha; 95 km2; 37 sq mi) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 4+ |
| Missing people | 7 |
| Evacuated | 105,000 |
| Structures destroyed | 6,837 (1,017 damaged) |
| Damage | $25 billion (2025 USD) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
The extent of the Palisades Fire burn area | |
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The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began burning in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu before it was fully contained on January 31, after 24 days. One of a series of wildfires in Southern California driven by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, it burned 23,448 acres (9,489 ha; 94.89 km2; 36.638 sq mi), killed 12 people, and destroyed 6,837 structures, making it the tenth-deadliest and third-most destructive California wildfire on record and the most destructive to occur in the history of the city of Los Angeles.