Sunday, May 11


Two fires continue to burn in Los Angeles County.

The Palisades fire, which is closest to UCLA, has spread to 23,713 acres and is 59% contained, according to the Cal Fire website. The National Weather Service has issued a “particularly dangerous situation” warning, indicating potential fire weather for parts of LA County until Tuesday morning

Classes at UCLA – which have not happened in person since Jan. 8 – are expected to resume Tuesday, and there are no evacuation orders or warnings covering the UCLA campus.

[Related: UCLA classes will return to in-person instruction Tuesday]

A second fire, which began in Pasadena and Altadena, is 87% contained after having spread to 14,021 acres, according to the Cal Fire website.

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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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