Los Angeles firefighters have managed to contain three smaller wildfires, though the largest fires remain uncontained as the southern California region continues to navigate one of its most destructive natural disasters.
The Woodley, Sunset and Sunswept fires have all been contained as of Thursday morning, authorities said.
The Palisades fire has spread 17,200 acres as of Thursday morning. Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley said wind gusts were up to 60mph and expected to resume throughout the day. She estimated that thousands of structures had been damaged.
Los Angeles County Fire chief Anthony Marrone said growth of the Eaton fire had been “significantly stopped”, but the fire — which has spread to 10,600 acres — had not been contained and more than 1,000 structures had been damaged.
The third largest wildfire, Hurst, has spread 855 aces and has also not yet been contained.
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