The LA fires through a photographer’s lens |
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Photo and story by SB Maney for ProPublica |
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Wendell Hood comforts his wife Kim Hood after seeing their home that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire for the first time in Altadena on Jan. 10, 2025. “Fire comes in and it sweeps through, then nothing – you have to pick up the pieces of your life,” said Kim Hood. |
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A week from hell: See how LA fires destroyed neighborhoods from coast to foothills |
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Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters |
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Firefighters work to put out a fire in the rubble of a home that burned down on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, as a result of the Palisades Fire, on Jan. 9, 2025 |
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Photo by Stuart Palley |
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A steel stairway is all that remains in the ruins of a structure destroyed in the Palisades Fire in Malibu on Jan. 8, 2025. The entire block of residences was in rubble after flames tore through Pacific Coast Highway to the Pacific Ocean. |
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Photo by Stuart Palley |
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The Eaton Fire burns in Altadena during the night of Jan. 7, 2025. The fire was pushed by strong offshore Santa Ana winds, which arrived after eight months of minimal rain. The fire destroyed thousands of buildings and residences, leading to multiple fatalities. |
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A week from hell: See how LA fires destroyed neighborhoods from coast to foothills |
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Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters |
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The Palisades Fire burned homes and businesses near Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, 2025. |
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In LA’s darkest moment, the light of tireless Angelenos providing aid, food shines bright |
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Photo by JW Hendricks for CalMatters |
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A resident carries a bag of donated supplies at the mutual aid distribution center at the Arco on Fair Oaks and Woodbury, inside the evacuation zone near Altadena, on Jan. 10, 2025. |
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LA fires bring scrutiny to worker safety, private firefighting |
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Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters |
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Hermelinda Guadarrama sits in her Los Angeles apartment on Jan. 14, 2025. Since the fires broke out, she has been out of paid work because her largest cleaning contract was paused. |
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Photos show apocalyptic scenes as wildfires rage across Los Angeles |
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Photo by September Dawn Bottoms for National Geographic |
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A hollow tree burns bright in an Altadena neighborhood destroyed by the Eaton Fire. |
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A week from hell: See how LA fires destroyed neighborhoods from coast to foothills |
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Photo by Jules Hotz for CalMatters |
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Two people survey the damage of their home that was burned to the ground in an Altadena neighborhood affected by the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025. |
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