The Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires covered more than 5,600 acres of Southern California as of Wednesday morning. Tens of thousands were under mandatory evacuation orders but the fires increased in size overnight, helped by the blustery Santa Ana winds. ESAs Copernicus Sentinel 2 mission captured the above image of the Palisades fire at 10:36 a.m. local time on January 7. Since then—just 24 hours ago—the fire has exploded in size alongside the two aforementioned blazes. Officials warn...

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