Houses are engulfed by the flames on the site of the Palisades fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Jan. 7, 2025. Three major wildfires raging across Los Angeles County, the most populous county of the United States, killed at least two people and forced tens of thousands of residents to be evacuated, the county's Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday. The Palisades fire, a devastating wind-driven brush fire in Pacific Palisades started on Tuesday, spread to 5,000 acres (20.23 square kilometers) as of Wednesday with zero containment. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)