Satellite imagery captured the rapid growth of the fires burning in Los Angeles County. KCAL assignment manager Mark Liu shares infrared satellite data, which shows heat signatures and activity from the destructive fires on Wednesday.

Timelapse footage published by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows how the Palisades and Eaton Fires ignited and rapidly grew over the last two days.

The fires burning across Los Angeles County look alarming even from space. More than a thousand homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least two people are dead in the destructive firestorms,

Satellite imagery captured the Palisades fire burning in northern Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7, as officials advised people near the fire to evacuate.Satellite imagery released by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University (CSU/CIRA) shows the Palisades fire burning in the Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon.