Aerial video shows before and after views of Palisades Fire
Sky5 got its first clear look at the destruction caused by the Palisades Fire Thursday morning and used satellite technology to share before and after aerial views of the neighborhoods and businesses devastated by the blaze.
After two days of ground images showing some of the “thousands” of structures that have burned in the massive fire, the smoke finally dissipated enough for Sky5 to share an overview of the charred landscape.
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AFTER: An image from Sky5 on Jan. 9, 2024, shows a neighborhood after the Palisades Fire. (KTLA)
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BEFORE: A satellite image used by Sky5 shows a neighborhood prior to the Palisades Fire.
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An aerial view of the destruction caused by the Palisades Fire is seen by Sky5 on Jan. 9, 2024. (KTLA)
“I couldn’t image what we were preparing to see once we got over here on this side of the hill,” Sky5 pilot Rich Prickett said. “I’m seeing more destruction here in Pacific Palisades than buildings that are standing.”
The Palisades Fire, already the city’s most damaging wildfire ever, was said to also be one of the most destructive natural disasters in the city’s history by Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin M. Crowley.
Images from Sky5 Thursday brought home that reality.
“Those were all homes at one time and they’re just completely destroyed. One neighborhood after another … Nearly the entire community of Pacific Palisades has been destroyed here over the past couple of days … It’s unbelievable,” Prickett. “It burned up to the ocean.”
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