More than three weeks after the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Southern California, state officials said on Friday evening that firefighters had fully contained both blazes, meaning that the perimeters of the fires were completely under control.
Evacuation orders had already been lifted, and for more than a week the fires have not posed a major threat. But their full containment closed a chapter on two fires that raged for days, killed at least 29 people, displaced thousands of residents and ravaged many neighbourhoods.
Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency, updated the data for both fires on its website on Friday night to show 100% containment.
The Palisades fire destroyed more than 6,800 structures, mostly in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles and Malibu, and burned 23,448 acres, according to the agency. The Eaton fire destroyed more than 9,400 structures, mostly in the Altadena community in Los Angeles County, and burned 14,021 acres.
