Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes as a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades killed at least five people and burned more than 21,000 acres within three days, reaching 8% containment Friday as firefighting efforts continue.

Drone video shows the aftermath of the Palisades Fire, devastating the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Cover Media video posted Jan. 9, 2024 shows raw footage of the destruction of multiple buildings in Pacific Palisades after California wildfires spread across the Los Angeles area this week.

Street after street, there is little but dark ash and ruin where a wealthy seaside enclave favored by celebrities once stood

A reporter with NBC News found his childhood home in Pacific Palisades, California, in ruins during an on-air report covering the widespread destruction caused by recent wildfires. Earlier this week,

Ex-U.S. Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. fled his Pacific Palisades home with his dog and three other items. He was unable to go back for his 10 medals, which were lost in the fire.

The Sydney Morning Herald that the home he rented in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood was one of the many structures that burned when the Palisades Fire tore through the area this week. The fire “was worse than any apocalypse movie you’ve ever seen and 1000 times worse,

Gary Hall Jr., a former U.S. Olympic swimmer, says he is among those who lost everything in the Palisades wildfire. “It was worse than any apocalypse movie you’ve ever seen and 1,000 times worse,” Hall Jr.