Wildfires have decimated parts of Southern California over the last two days — turning beautiful residential areas into rubble. Here are pictures before and after the devastation.
An apartment building before the Pacific Fire in Pacific Palisades, California.
Jason Blundell surveys his neighborhood as he stands next to his burned home on Embury Street during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, California. MediaNews Group via Getty Images
A hardware store before the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. Google Street
A firefighter extinguishes the remains of a hardware store destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
A food store before the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. Google Street
A food store burns during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
A housing complex before the Pacific Fire in Pacific Palisades, California. Google Street
Wildfire continues to burn in the Pacific Palisades with 1000 homes reportedly burnt down. APEX / MEGA
A Shell gas station before the Pacific Fire in Pacific Palisades, California. Google Street
A Shell gas station is pictured as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, California. REUTERS
An auto shop before the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. Google Street
Cars destroyed by the Eaton Fire sit in the parking area of a burned auto shop on January 08, 2025 in Altadena, California. Getty Images
Gelson’s before the Pacific Fire in Pacific Palisades, California. Google Street
A man walks by Gelson’s as the Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. AP
A liquor store before the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. Google Street
Residents ride their motorbike past a burning liquor store during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California on January 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
A Berkshire Hathaway office before the Pacific Fire in Pacific Palisades, California. Google Street
A Berkshire Hathaway office is left in smoldering ashes during the Palisade fire in the Palisade village area Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, January 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
A Coldwell Banker Reality building as seen before the Pacific Fire in Pacific Palisades, California. Google Street
Houses reduced to ashes and cars completely burnt out by the massive wildfire which has claimed reportedly 1000 homes continues to rage in the Pacific Palisades. MEGA
A structure on Lake Ave. before the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. Google Street
A structure on Lake Ave. is engulfed in flames, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, California. AP
