Home that survived LA blaze is split in HALF by mudslide triggered by firefight as water and debris barrel down hill
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A HILLSIDE home that miraculously survived the destructive Los Angeles flames has split in half from a mudslide triggered by the water runoff from the firefights. Horrifying images showed the crumbling Pacific Palisades home in two pieces - just one of the 12,300 structures destroyed in the worst wildfire in the city's history.
![[House damaged by fire in Pacific Palisades.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/b8fcac34-b5cd-4cd3-986e-007ab0f9941f.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The home narrowly survived the Palisades Fire, the largest of the raging blazes in southern California that have killed at least 27 people and left at least 36 more missing. Aerial footage of the wreckage revealed the house behind the structure burnt down, which caused runoff to spill down the hill where the houses were built.
![[A man in a security beanie speaks to a reporter after being forced to evacuate his home.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/8d6a687c-3f7f-4d83-801b-e3fbcd31a269.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Firefighters used water in the firefight to keep the Palisades home from burning - but the sliding mud and debris caused the house to break in half due to the pressure. Bryan Kirkwood, a security guard for some homes in the area that survived the fires, spoke to The CW affiliate KTLA about the destruction.
![[House damaged by fire and/or landslide.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/54b8e81d-53bc-45b5-9239-35a45a5533be_6146f6.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“This is not good,” Kirkwood told the outlet. “This is devastating. I didn’t realize it was this bad.". He said he was shocked to find the home split in two. “I didn’t see the news, got out here and looked and it didn’t hit me until now. Wow. This is a big deal.”.
![[Fire-damaged home in Pacific Palisades.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/895d825c-01ed-4624-b5aa-616c0a4d4b59.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
As of Thursday evening, 22% of the Palisades fire was contained. Combined, the wildfires have burned through 60 square miles as firefighters fought to get control of the flames. The cause of the blazes remains unknown. Over 170,000 were forced to evacuate their homes as the fires ravaged Los Angeles County.
![[Medical examiners searching the remains of a fire-damaged building.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2025-fire-wrecked-los-angeles-964044235.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
