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Firefighters continue to make progress on extinguishing the Palisades fire, which was 63% contained as of Tuesday afternoon.

Some survivors say they heard no alarm, while there have been claims of inadequacies in the hotel's fire extinguishing systems.

More than 8,600 firefighters are working the fires, with the focus over the next several days on constructing containment lines and extinguishing hot spots to prevent the fires from spreading.

This is where the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, extinguishing its light.

Right now, the agency manages some naturally ignited fires rather than immediately extinguishing them so that the flames can achieve ecological benefits like consuming excess vegetation.