Airbnb is helping California wildfire victims with temporary housing.
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Airbnb is helping California wildfire victims with free temporary housing.
The rental platform said Wednesday that it is teaming up with 211 LA, a longtime Los Angeles-area nonprofit, to respond to the ongoing fires.
Los Angeles County has been battling wildfires since Tuesday. Five were burning Friday morning, including the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Kenneth Fire, the Hurst Fire and the Lydia Fire.
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“Stays are completely free for guests and are supported by the generosity of Airbnb.org and Airbnb hosts — many of whom offer their homes for free or at a discount on Airbnb.org,” Airbnb explained.
The rental platform said Wednesday that it is teaming up with 211 LA, a longtime Los Angeles-area nonprofit, to respond to the ongoing fires. (Lorenzo DiCola/NurPhoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
211 LA is identifying and coordinating temporary Airbnb housing through Airbnbs for eligible people, especially individuals in Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Santa Monica and Sylmar who “lost their homes or were forced to evacuate” due to the wildfires. According to the rental platform.
January 8, 2025 Apartments are seen burning from the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. (John Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Residents of the Los Angeles area should fill out an application form for temporary Airbnb.org housing assistance with 211 LA on the nonprofit’s website.
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To qualify, you must be “displaced from your physical residence due to recent fires,” live in an evacuation zone, have the ability to create an Airbnb account if you don’t already have one, and be at least 18 years old according to the 211 LA website.
About 130,000 people have been told to evacuate by the fire, according to the Associated Press.
The 20,438-acre Palisades Fire, the largest of the five fires, destroyed more than 5,000 structures, according to CalFire. It held 6% as of Friday morning.
Plumes of smoke are seen as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 7, 2025. (David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Homes burn as strong winds drive the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2025. (David McNew/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Like the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, which has been burning since Tuesday, is 0% contained. It burned 4,000 buildings.
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The other three fires had varying containment percentages Friday morning, the Calfire website showed.
At least 10 people died in the fire.
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