{"id":2388150,"date":"2025-01-09T06:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-5-dead-and-4-firemen-injured-in-california-wildfires-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T06:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T11:32:45","slug":"at-least-5-dead-and-4-firemen-injured-in-california-wildfires-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-5-dead-and-4-firemen-injured-in-california-wildfires-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 5 dead and 4 firemen injured in California wildfires &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-5-dead-and-4-firemen-injured-in-california-wildfires-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wildfires in southern california have led to significant devastation, with at least five fatalities\u200c reported and \u2064four firefighters injured. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has indicated that five major fires are currently raging in Los Angeles County, having burned over 29,000 acres. Among these, the Palisades\u200b Fire and\u2062 Eaton Fire, which\u200b both ignited on January 7, remain at 0% containment, while the Hurst Fire has burned \u200d855 acres with only 10% \u200bcontainment. additionally,two fires that started on January 8,the Lidia Fire and Sunset Fire,are also\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">causing considerable damage<\/a>,with Lidia\u200c at 40% containment after burning 348 acres,and Sunset still at 0% containment after affecting\u2062 43 acres. The situation is\u200d dire, with\u200b total destruction of structures and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-massive-fire-engulfs-nursing-home-in-new-york-building-collapses\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Massive Fire Engulfs Nursing Home In New York, Building Collapses\">numerous injuries<\/a> among firefighters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">At least 5 dead and 4 firemen injured in California wildfires<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1930301\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Five people are reportedly dead, and four firemen are injured as wildfires in Southern California continue to burn and devastate the area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, five fires now rage uncontrollably in Los Angeles County, with over 29,000 acres burned. The Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, which began on January 7, are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> still at 0% containment. The Hurst Fire, which also began the same day, has burned over 855 acres and is at 10% containment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two fires that started on January 8 have also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a> in a short period of time. The Lidia Fire has burned 348 acres and is at 40% containment, while the Sunset Fire has burned 43 acres and is at 0% containment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per the Eaton Fire Incident Update this evening:<br \/>Structures destroyed-972<br \/>Structures damaged-84<br \/>Firefighter injuries-4<br \/>Civilian fatalities-5<br \/>Total personnel-879<br \/>This incident caused catastrophic damage to the Pasadena Area, but it is only the start of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-da-claims-theres-no-public-interest-in-releasing-bodycam-footage-from-paul-pelosi-attack\/\" title=\"San Francisco DA Claims There&#039;s No &quot;Public Interest&quot; in Releasing Bodycam Footage From Paul Pelosi Attack\">long recovery process<\/a> for&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L5GapsLEuQ\">pic.twitter.com\/L5GapsLEuQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; California Wildfire Tracking (@CaliFireTracker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaliFireTracker\/status\/1877253074542276833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At least five people have died from the Eaton Fire in northeast Los Angeles, according to NBC 4 Los Angeles. The circumstances involving their deaths have yet to be disclosed. Additionally, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/california-wildfires\/eaton-fire-altadena\/3597754\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed<\/a> to local media that there were &ldquo;a number of significant injuries&rdquo; to people who did not heed evacuation warnings. Marrone did not provide any details about the number of injured victims.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Four firefighters were also reportedly injured from the fires, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CaliFireTracker\/status\/1877253074542276833\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California Wildfire Tracking.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over 130,000 people have been forced to evacuate due to the blazes, and numerous people have lost their homes. Multiple celebrities have taken to social media to report that their houses were destroyed in the fire. So far, over 2000 structures have been burned, according to the <em>Los Angeles Times.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 7,500 firefighting personnel are on the ground working with local and federal partners to respond to California&#8217;s ongoing historic wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Southern California residents &mdash; please remain vigilant tonight. Listen to local officials and be ready to evacuate if you&#8217;re&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1877216927703277963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>C<\/em>urrently, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/01\/08\/more-than-7500-firefighting-emergency-personnel-deployed-to-fight-unprecedented-los-angeles-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7,500 firefighters<\/a> have been deployed to help contain the wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a post on X. He also pleaded with residents to listen to officials and heed evacuation warnings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More than 7,500 firefighting personnel are on the ground working with local and federal partners to respond to California&rsquo;s ongoing historic wildfires, Newsom said. &ldquo;Southern California residents &mdash; please remain vigilant tonight. Listen to local officials and be ready to evacuate if you&rsquo;re near impacted areas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1930301\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930301\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 5 dead, 4 firefighters injured in California wildfires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2388151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.45.53%E2%80%AFAM-1024x742.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46519,21181,48188,41937,32076],"class_list":["post-2388150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-wildfires","tag-fatalities","tag-firemen-injured","tag-natural-disasters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.45.53%E2%80%AFAM-1024x742.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388154,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388150\/revisions\/2388154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}