Haunting before-and-after images of LA buildings razed to the ground show extent of devastating fires
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Places of worship, businesses and a senior community center are some of the hundreds of buildings that have been destroyed. Haunting before-and-after images of buildings, including a senior center, places of worship, and businesses, razed to the ground show the extent of the devastation caused by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
![[The American flag remains outside the entrance of the country club]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/13/SEI235421397.jpg)
At least five people have been killed so far as the fast-moving wildfires sweep across the L.A. area, with thousands of firefighters attempting to extinguish the blazes. As the fires show no sign of slowing down, the Palisades Fire — now one of the most destructive L.A. has seen — has burned more than 17,200 acres, while the Eaton fire has scorched some 10,600 acres. The Sunset Fire in Hollywood has engulfed 60 acres and all three fires are at zero percent containment.
![[The liquor store pictured on Street View in May 2024]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/13/Screenshot-2025-01-09-at-08.17.27.jpg)
Eerie images, contrasted with pictures taken before the fires on Google Street View, show the entrance to the Altadena Town and Country Club burned to the ground from the Eaton fire, with the American flag still flying in front of the building. And firefighters were pictured battling a blaze at the Town and Country Liquor Market at Fair Oaks Avenue and Calaveras Street in Altadena.
![[A firefighter douses flames as a liquor store burns during the Eaton fire]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/13/2192418013.jpg)
Pictures of the Altadena Senior Center being evacuated contrast with an image from 2022 of the facility against a blue sky. Residents were rushed into the street and some into ambulances as the fires broke out overnight on Tuesday. The iconic Bunny Museum, hailed as “the world’s only” for “everything bunny,” was burned to the ground Wednesday during the devastating Eaton fire.
![[Altadena Senior Center pictured in 2022 on a normal sunny day in L.A]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/09/14/Screenshot-2025-01-09-at-08.50.08.jpg)
