Multiple major wildfires still rage around Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, threatening thousands of structures and leading to a still unknown number of deaths and injuries in the “inferno.”
While firefighters and first responders continue to battle the blazes that erupted just two days ago — and as the ultimate scale of the destruction is still coming into focus — before-and-after photos of areas around the city, and from satellites, capture the swift devastation.
No one has been spared, including celebrities.
“I mean, everybody lost their house,” TikTok star Caitlin Doran recently told PEOPLE after she had to flee. “So it’s all of us. We’re all going to be figuring it out together, but there’s nothing to go back to.”
Billy Crystal echoed that in a statement to PEOPLE, saying in part, “Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this.”
Below is a comparison of images from some of the areas and landmarks ruined by the fires.
Rosenthal Wine Tasting
Google Maps; Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Wylie’s Bait and Tackle
Google Maps; Getty
Palisades High School
Google Maps; Getty
Bank of America
Google Maps; AP Photo/Eugene Garcia
Will Rogers’ Ranch House at Will Rogers State Park
Getty; California State Parks
Cafe Vida
Google Maps; Michael Ho Wai Lee/Sipa via AP
An Aerial View of Altadena
Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies/Getty
Pasadena Jewish Temple Center
Google Maps; Getty
Gelson’s Market
Google Maps; Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty
An Aerial View of the Palisades
Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies/Getty
A View From the Pacific Coast Highway
Google Maps; Zoe? Meyers / AFP
As of Thursday, Jan. 9, officials said that the harsh winds that had fueled the flames were abating, somewhat, although the two largest fires, Palisades and Eaton, remained 0% contained.
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