Smoldering beachfront properties. Charred automobiles. A Starbucks patio destroyed. A baby’s playhouse in a burn-scarred yard. A firefighter at work.

These are among the many searing photographs captured on Jan. 10 in areas of Malibu and Pacific Palisades devasted by the wildfire storm that ignited on Jan. 7. The inferno has been fueled by Santa Ana winds of unprecedented energy. The photographs that comply with underscore the enormity of the loss and the lengthy street forward to restoration.

Images by Selection contributor Michael Buckner. Reporting by Gene Maddaus, Selection‘s senior media author.

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