BREAKING:
Fire
Jan. 14, 2025 7:43 p.m.
The Palisades fire – the first of the Los Angeles County fires – has scorched over 23,000 acres since Jan. 7 and led to an evacuation warning bordering UCLA. Many UCLA researchers have attributed the Santa Ana winds, hydroclimatic factors and dry vegetation to the intensity and rapid spread of these fires. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As flares spread across Los Angeles County, researchers seek to uncover the science behind what fuels the flames.
The first of the fires started in Pacific Palisades on Jan.
By Callie Wiesner and Shaun Thomas
Fire
Jan. 12, 2025 7:38 p.m.Federal government races to provide aid in the face of Los Angeles fires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:25 p.m.
The federal government is racing to fund recovery efforts as wildfires ravage Los Angeles.
Since Tuesday, fires in the region have burned over 40,000 acres of land and destroyed over 12,000 structures, leaving thousands without homes and in need of assistance.
By Alexandra Crosnoe and Amy Wong
A Closer Look
Jan. 11, 2025 9:52 p.m.‘Everything is just gone’: Bruins grapple with homes lost in LA wildfires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 9:01 p.m.
After hearing from a neighbor that his family’s Altadena home had burned down, Zion Berry knew he had to see it for himself.
He drove to his home of over 12 years Wednesday after his neighborhood had been destroyed by the Altadena fire, which started near Pasadena and Altadena on Tuesday and has since claimed over 14,000 acres.
While driving and walking through his hometown, the first-year music performance student said he saw power lines on fire, street signs missing and chimneys with no houses left standing, including his own.
By Shaanth Kodialam
A Closer Look
Jan. 11, 2025 4:13 p.m.Students show support for UCLA professor who loses home to Los Angeles fires
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 11:49 p.m.
Students raised over $15,000 to support a chemistry senior lecturer who lost his home to the Los Angeles County wildfires.
Laurence Lavelle announced in a Thursday classwide email that he lost his home, adding that the only clothes he owns are the ones he wore to work the previous day.
By Amanda Velasco
Academics
Jan. 11, 2025 1:38 p.m.UCLA extends remote instruction through Friday as evacuation zones near campus
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:53 p.m.
UCLA classes will move to online instruction until Friday, marking the second time in under nine months that a weeklong change to virtual instruction has been made.
By Dylan Winward and Shiv Patel
Campus
Jan. 10, 2025 8:11 p.m.New evacuation warning for Palisades fire borders UCLA campus
This post was updated Jan. 12 at 10:46 p.m.
An evacuation warning for the Palisades fire is now bordering UCLA’s campus.
Around 7:20 p.m., the city of Los Angeles issued a new evacuation warning to residents reaching the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Veteran Avenue – an intersection that directly borders the UCLA campus.
By Alexandra Crosnoe
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