In a Wednesday morning press conference, officials revealed that the two largest fires in the area are at 0 percent containment and that two people have died.
LA County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said that the Palisades fire burning in the Pacific Palisades area and the Eaton fire burning near Pasadena are both zero percent contained.
Marrone said that the Palisades fire has spread to over 5,000 acres, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed and no fatalities but a high number of significant injuries to residents in that wildfire at that time. The cause of this fire is under investigation.
In regards to the Eaton fire, Marrone said, "We have over 2,000 acres burning at this time and the fire continues to grow with zero percent containment. We have over 500 personnel assigned and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians, unknown cause at this time, and we do have a number of significant injuries.
He said that over 100 structures have been destroyed and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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