LA facing ‘explosive fire growth’ in coming days as blazes threaten celebrity hub Brentwood & iconic ‘Valley’
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LOS ANGELES could face "explosive fire growth" in the coming days as blazing wildfires threaten to burn through more A-list neighborhoods. Firefighters have been tirelessly fighting against the raging fires which have decimated several regions of California with the threat of high winds set to cause further problems.
![[Los Angeles will face 'explosive fire growth' in the coming days, a meteorologist has warned]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/fire-crews-battle-kenneth-fire-962812478_0690a8.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
LA is bracing to battle dangerous 50 to 65mph winds that could fan the out-of-control flames towards the Hollywood hub of Brentwood or even the iconic San Fernando Valley. Brentwood - known as one of the poshest areas of LA - has even now ordered its residents to evacuate immediately as the threat grows over the fires escalating.
![[The Palisades fire has left carnage in its wake across several regions including the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/flames-palisades-fire-burn-along-963123990.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service made a chilling prediction earlier today about how the fires may only worsen. The winds are expected to cause carnage late on Sunday night and potentially continue through to Wednesday. Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), told CNN: "The winds are potentially getting dangerous and strong again.
"The biggest thing that people need to know is that this is still dangerous.”. This unpredictable weather is generally expected to push the existing deadly fires at a southward and westward angle. It comes as 16 deaths have been confirmed so far due to the fires.
![[LA county sheriff Robert Luna described some parts of the county as 'looking like warzones']](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_2a0148.webp?strip=all&w=960)
Another 16 people are still missing with officials fearing the death toll could soon rise again. Three wildfires remain uncontained and are still spreading in the areas of Hurst, Palisades and Eaton. The largest two remain as the Palisades and now Eaton.
![[An air tanker drops fire retardant at the Palisades Fire]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/palisades-fire-near-brentwood-neighborhood-963131413.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
