
It’s the news that’s been making the headlines for days! Los Angeles has lost 160 km² of forest due to violent fires, which started at the beginning of 2025. This dramatic situation began on January 7, causing extensive damage in the Californian capital and claiming many victims… In all, five blazes hit Los Angeles County, devouring homes and villas and razing almost 40,000 acres of forest. That’s 1.5 times the size of Paris… A map shows what the fire would look like if it had occurred in Paris. And the result is frightening!
Fires in Los Angeles: here’s what the blaze would be like in Paris
According to this infographic, produced by L’Express,the entire capital would have been engulfed in flames in just one week… Only the area around the Bois de Boulogne and the Bois de Vincennes would have been spared (at least under the same conditions as those experienced there up to January 12…). A chilling image that demonstrates the power of these destructive fires in the heart of the City of Angels…
With violent winds reaching over 120 km in places, it’s hard for meteorologists to imagine a positive outcome in the immediate future, despite the immense efforts of local authorities… At present, 88,000 Los Angeles County residents are under evacuation orders…