California wildfires: containment improves as winds recede and people begin return home Two largest wildfires, the Palisades fire and Eaton fire, have become more contained, but dry winds could return next week.
The two largest wildfires, the Palisades fire and Eaton fire, have become more contained and have remained in their footprints over the last week.
Ten were killed in the Palisades fire while 17 were killed in the Eaton fire, according to the LA county medical examiner’s office.
As of Friday morning, the Palisades fire was 27% contained and the Eaton fire was 55% contained.
Officials are utilizing “cadaver dogs and trying to locate remains and recover them, so that we can be accountable to the families who have missing relatives and do it in the most respectful way possible”, Jim McDonnell, chief of the LA police department, said at a news conference Wednesday.
