Los Angeles is on fire: Video shows a McDonald’s restaurant bursting into flames
A McDonalds restaurant is seen burning as firefighters battle a blaze in Pasadena, California, as the Eaton Fire rages. (Reuters)
A McDonald’s restaurant is one of the victims of the wildfires raging in Los Angeles that claimed dozens of homes and businesses and continued to burn on Wednesday.
Footage shared by Reuters shows a McDonald’s engulfed in flames as firefighters work to contain the blaze from the Eaton Fire near Pasadena, California.
Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire as the McDonald’s restaurant burns Jan. 7, 2025, Pasadena, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)
FOX Business contacted McDonald’s for more information about the incident and the restaurant.
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RAGE ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FORCE THOUSANDS FROM THEIR HOMES
| A ticker | Security | Finally | Change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | MCDONALD’S CORP. | 286.75 | -2.50 |
-0.86% |
A wildfire in Eaton, California, tripled in size in just a few hours on Wednesday.
Homes burn as strong winds drive the Eaton Fire on Jan. 7, 2025, in Pasadena. (David McNew/Getty Images)
The Angeles National Forest made the announcement Wednesday afternoon the Eaton fire it had reached a size of 10,600 hectares. The wildfire was measured at just 2,227 hectares as of Tuesday night.
PHOTOS BURN POWERFUL FIRES BURN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOMES, BUSINESSES
Los Angeles is in the midst of four ongoing wildfires. In addition to the Eaton fire, the Palisades, Woodly and Hurst fires continue to burn. Firefighters managed to contain another fire in Tyler, California, after it spread to about 15 hectares on Wednesday.
The wildfires Southern California is fighting are shown on a map. (Fox News)
The fires prompted an evacuation order for more than 30,000 people. Officials say two people have died as a result of wildfires across the country.
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Anders Hagstrom of FOX News contributed to this report.
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