LA wildfires roar towards more celeb-packed enclaves with 6 blazes STILL out of control as 70mph winds set to fan flames
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OUT of control wildfires continue to wreak havoc in LA with raging flames roaring towards more celebrity-packed neighborhoods. Authorities have issued fresh mandatory evacuation orders as wind gusts as high as 70mph are set to hit in days - making it even more difficult to contain the blazes.
![[Smoke and fire billows from the Palisades Fire threatening homes in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/smoke-fire-billows-palisades-fire-963041890.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
At least 11 people have been killed so far - and more than 10,000 structures have been razed to the ground due to the raging wildfires, according to the California Fire Department. Fire officials have now expanded the mandatory evacuation zone - and ordered residents living in parts of Brentwood and Encino to leave the area.
![[A view of destroyed homes as the Palisades Fire continues to burn with wildfires causing damage and loss through Los Angeles County]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/view-destroyed-homes-palisades-fire-962979187.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
This now includes the area between Sunset Boulevard North, the 405 Freeway West, Mandeville Canyon and Encino Reservoir. The Getty Centre - an iconic $1.3billion centre - is also within the evacuation zone. These areas are being threatened by catastrophic Palisade Fires - the largest fire of all six currently burning.
![[The famous Sunset Boulevard has been burnt in the Palisades fire]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_09219c.png?strip=all&w=620)
At least 153,000 LA residents are under the new evacuation orders, it is reported. So far, the devastating fire has burned down more than 21,000 acres and over 5,000 homes, businesses and other iconic landmarks in LA, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters have been able to contain only eight per cent of the Palisades Fires as of Friday.
![[Homes along the world-famous Pacific coast highway burnt down during the Palisades fire]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/home-along-world-famous-pacific-962907228.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Neighborhoods have been reduced to ash, with celebrities including John Goodman and Leighton Meester watching their pads burn down. The Santa Ana winds - which caused these fires to rip through the city throughout the week - have died down to just 10mph as of Friday.
