Los Angeles suffered a major emergency after fires broke out across the region that will leave a mark on the enviroment for years to come.

The Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu was decimated by the Palisades Fire.

LA County Department of Public Health warned people to avoid a significant stretch of coastline from Malibu to Santa Monica and beyond especially after recent rains. The Pacific Palisades fire was followed by rains that caused runoff into nearby Pacific ocean and delicate areas like Malibu Creek, the Malibu Lagoon and Carbon beach where homes and businesses mere feet from the ocean were destroyed.

"Fire debris runoff and pollutants in the water and on the sand may contain toxic or carcinogenic chemicals," the department’s press release said. Seagulls browse amid the rocks and tidepools with destruction from the Palisades Fire in the background along La Costa beach on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

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The Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu was decimated by the Palisades Fire. <br />
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LA County Department of Public Health warned people to avoid a significant stretch of coastline from Malibu to Santa Monica and beyond especially after recent rains. The Pacific Palisades fire was followed by rains that caused runoff into nearby Pacific ocean and delicate areas like Malibu Creek, the Malibu Lagoon and Carbon beach where homes and businesses mere feet from the ocean were destroyed.<br />
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"Fire debris runoff and pollutants in the water and on the sand may contain toxic or carcinogenic chemicals," the department’s press release said. Seagulls browse amid the rocks and tidepools with destruction from the Palisades Fire in the background along La Costa beach on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.