How much of LA has burned in the fires? The total number of acres is truly heartbreaking

The devastating wildfires are still blazing through Los Angeles, and they are sadly predicted to continue until at least Wednesday.

Strong winds and dry weather across California are creating the perfect environment for the fires to spread at scarily rapid rates.

They have been ongoing for almost a week now after the first fire broke out last Tuesday (January 7) and a huge amount of land has burned.

In total, the wildfires have swept through 40,306 acres, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has revealed. 

To put that into perspective, 40,ooo acres is 62.5 square miles, which is bigger than the entire city of Paris.

Los Angeles covers around 469 square miles, so roughly one-eighth of the whole city has burned been burned to the ground.

More than 12,300 structures have been destroyed and there have been 13 confirmed deaths as of Monday (January 13).

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This devastation has been caused by 105 different fires this January, although there are six main ones.

The biggest one was the Palisades fire, which burned through 23,713 acres, followed by the Eaton fire at 14,117 acres.

Both of these have still not been contained, but others are now under control including the Hurst, Lidia, Kenneth fire, and Sunset fires.

The wildfires have ripped through some of the richest parts of Los Angeles, with many celebrities losing their homes including Paris Hilton.

Most devastatingly, Pasadena fire chief Chad Augustin told the BBC the fires could “take off” again on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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“Once we get past Wednesday night I’m going to be saying, ‘Wooh, we made it and this fire is just about under control’ and then we’re going to spend the next couple of weeks just mopping up hotspots and embers,” he revealed is the best case scenario.

“Or this fire’s going to take off on Tuesday or Wednesday with these increased wind conditions.”

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