Mapped: Where the LA fires travelled and areas where they’re still uncontained as of now

The LA wildfires have been burning since Tuesday, when it was alleged that an arsonist deliberately started a blaze. Around 180,000 people have been evacuated as the fires grew and spread throughout Los Angeles, with destruction to local communities, iconic landmarks, and hundreds million dollar homes, some owned by A-list celebrities like Paris Hilton and Leighton Meester.

But over the past three days, a number of fires have been contained, whilst others are still growing and spreading throughout the city.

Here are the active fires currently burning in LA

via California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, there are currently five active wildfires burning across LA right now. The active fires are named as the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, the Kenneth fire, the Hurst fire and the Lidia fire.

The largest burning fire is currently the Palisades fire, which started on January 7th and has stretched across 20,483 acres and is still travelling. It is currently only at eight per cent containment.

The Eaton fire started on the same day, and has travelled over 13,965 acres, but currently has three per cent containment according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

It is estimated that thousands of homes, businesses and other structures have burned in the Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes in the south of the city, and Eaton Fire alone.

You can further explore the map here.

Here are the areas which were affected by previous fires

via ArcGIS

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A number of smaller blazes have been reported, but larger fires that have been contained include Woodley fire, Olivas fire, Foothill fire and Sunset fire. This LA fire map shows incidents of reported fires in LA, including sites where the total area of damage has not been recorded.

via Watch Duty

The fires which have been contained include Olivas fire, Sunset fire and Foothill fire and have been encircled in the LA fire map above.

Other fires which have shrunk in size include Lidia fire, which is now 75 per cent contained, and Kenneth fire, at 35 per cent contained.

Palisades fire has caused the most destruction at present and is currently the fastest growing blaze, with firefighters still working to reduce its spread.

Featured image via SWNS, Watch Duty and ArcGIS