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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, in response to the ongoing wildfires.
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 Lidia Fire.
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“Stays are completely free for guests and are funded by Airbnb.org and the generosity of Airbnb hosts – many of whom offer their home for free or at a discount through Airbnb.org,” explained Airbnb.
The rental platform said Wednesday it is teaming up with 211 LA, a longtime Los Angeles-area nonprofit, in response to the ongoing wildfires. (Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
211 LA identifies and coordinates temporary Airbnb accommodations on Airbnbs for eligible people, specifically individuals living in Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Santa Monica and Sylmar who “lost their home or were forced to evacuate” due to the flames, according to the rental platform.
Apartments are seen in flames from the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025. (Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Los Angeles area residents in need of temporary Airbnb.org housing assistance must fill out an application form at 211 LA that can be accessed on the nonprofit’s website.
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To qualify, they must “be displaced from your physical home due to recent fires,” live in an evacuation zone, be able to create an Airbnb account if they don’t already have one, and be at least 18 years old, according to the 211 LA website.
Officials told roughly 130,000 people to evacuate because of the fire, the Associated Press reported.
The largest of the five fires, the 20,438-acre Palisades Fire, destroyed more than 5,000 buildings, according to at CalFire. It contained 6% on 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)
Houses burn as strong winds fuel the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (David McNew/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The Eaton Fire, which, like the Palisades Fire, has been raging since Tuesday, remains 0% contained. He burned 4000 buildings.
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The other three fires had varying percentages of containment as of Friday morning, the CalFire website showed.
At least 10 people died in the fires.
