
By Dylan Winward
Jan. 21, 2025 12:11 p.m.
Students returned to in-person classes Tuesday morning after fires in Los Angeles County had been partly contained.
The Palisades fire, which is closest to UCLA, has spread across 23,713 acres and is 63% contained, according to the Cal Fire website. Another fire, which began in Pasadena and Altadena, spread 14,021 acres and is 89% contained.
[Related: Evacuation warning adjacent to UCLA campus from Palisades fire has lifted]
Two additional fires started Tuesday in San Diego County. High winds – which can spread fires quickly – were forecast across Southern California by the National Weather Service.
Winward is the 2024-2025 News editor and an Arts, Copy, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. He was previously the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. Winward is a third-year English and statistics student from London in the United Kingdom.
Winward is the 2024-2025 News editor and an Arts, Copy, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. He was previously the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. Winward is a third-year English and statistics student from London in the United Kingdom.
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