California Wildfires
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California lawmakers approve $2.5 billion in LA fires relief funding

Firefighters make progress after fires broke out in Castaic and along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles.

Malibu, CA – January 15: The remains of a home along Rambla Pacifico St that burned above Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire in Malibu, CA, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Malibu, CA – January 15: The remains of a home along Rambla Pacifico St that burned above Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire in Malibu, CA, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

What to Know

  • The Hughes Fire sparked in the Castaic area Wednesday morning and grew to about 10,000 acres in northern LA County.
  • A red flag warning was in effect Thursday and into Friday for parts of Los Angeles County, indicating high fire danger.
  • Castaic Union School District announced it would reopen its schools Friday
  • About 31,000 people were under evacuation orders with another 21,000 under evacuation warnings in the Hughes Fire.
  • The Palisades Fire on the LA County coast was 75% contained at 23,400 acres. The Eaton Fire in the Altadena area was 95% contained at 14,000 acres.
  • Twenty-eight deaths were reported in the Eaton and Palisades fires.
  • Lawmakers approved a $2.5 billion fire relief package with bipartisan support.
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