Haunting moment dawn breaks over charred & smouldering Tinseltown as LA wildfires rage & officials warn ‘worse to come’
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OFFICIALS in LA have admitted the raging inferno sweeping across the city is "zero per cent contained" and warned that the worst is yet to come in the devastating blaze. Two people have been killed in the fires as tens of thousands of people have been forced to desperately flee their homes as dawn broke over the city.
![[Officials have warned the worst is yet to come]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/firefighter-stands-top-fire-truck-962405913.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Terrifying images showed how Tinseltown woke up to an apocalyptic fiery backdrop, as thick smoke helped block out the sun. Four named fires erupted in Los Angeles - with the largest in the western neighborhood of Pacific Palisades starting on Tuesday.
![[A harrowing image showed the sky turn red and the smoke block out the sun on Wednesday morning]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/73cad520-bca7-417c-9c49-b8ae4e4f4416.jpg?strip=all&w=319)
Terrifying videos from locals showed the fires in areas like Pasadena and Malibu engulfing their homes as they desperately tried to flee. This wildfire has been concentrated in the northern part of California's largest city. It comes as... Affected areas have so far included to affluent neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, Hurst, Woodley and Eaton.
![[The wildfire turned the LA morning sky red on Wednesday]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/lost-angeles-zero-per-cent-962407028.png?strip=all&w=556)
Two people have been confirmed dead in the Eaton blaze, according to Los Angeles county fire chief Anthony Marrone. "We have over 500 personnel assigned, and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities, two civilians," Marrone said. "We have well over 5,000 acres that have burned, and the fire is growing.".
Marrone added that the cause of their deaths was "unknown at this time.". Hurricane-strength winds have caused the fire to spread quickly and meant firefighters were not able to use air support to control the blazes. LA firefighters today made the terrifying admission that they remained powerless in their fight against the wildfire, according to local ABC affiliate KABC.
![[The wildfires have spread rapidly amid high winds]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/palisades-fire-ravages-neighborhood-amid-962268338_ee6df4.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
