Five people have died, more than 2,000 structures have burned and at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders because of the wildfires burning across Los Angeles County. “We are absolutely not out of danger yet,” Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said.
One of the most destructive firestorms in L.A. history kills 5, burns 2,000 buildings
By Hannah Fry
, Noah Haggerty, Grace Toohey, Ruben Vives, Richard Winton, Clara Harter and Terry Castleman
More than 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been damaged or destroyed and at least five people are dead in wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory.
The five bodies were found in three structures in Altadena, where the Eaton fire exploded Tuesday night, giving residents little time to flee. It is estimated that more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed in the Palisades fire and another 1,000 either damaged or destroyed in the Eaton fire, according to the L.A. County Fire Department.
Even after a two-day nightmare, L.A. girds for more days of fire weather
, Clara Harter, Rong-Gong Lin II, Jenny Jarvie and Hannah Fry
Much of Los Angeles County remains under a red flag warning, with forecasters warning of critical fire weather to last through Friday night.
Firefighters Thursday were continuing to fight the Palisades fire, which has burned more than 17,200 acres, and the Eaton fire, that has burned through Pasadena and Altadena areas, charring at least 10,600 acres.
Firefighters make big gains battling Sunset fire, which forced evacuations in Hollywood
Los Angeles firefighters have made big gains in battling the Sunset fire, which had triggered mandatory evacuation orders in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills late Wednesday.
“It’s a miracle that no homes burned here,” one firefighter told The Times. Hours earlier, the flames had approached the mansions that line North Curson Avenue. By 10:30 p.m., flames were barely visible on the distant hillside.
Monster winds weaken for now but will pick up again soon
By Jenny Jarvie
Wind speeds weakened across the Los Angeles region Thursday morning, with isolated gusts reaching 35 miles per hour in the Malibu area and 58 miles per hour in the San Gabriel Mountains, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s office in Oxnard.
But after a lull throughout the day, winds are expected to strengthen Thursday night.
‘We don’t know when we’re going to go home’: Private security in Palisades say they’re working around the clock
Arturo Garcia said he’s been working in the Palisades for 17 hours nonstop. His partner has been awake for over 24.
Like the firefighters he was surrounded by the night before, he’s guarding homes — not against the flames, but against looters, who might see opportunity in an affluent neighborhood suddenly deserted.
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Firefighters make progress on Sunset fire in Hollywood Hills: Evacuation orders expected to be lifted
Firefighters have made significant progress battling a fast-moving fire burning in Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills and evacuations orders were expected to be lifted Thursday morning.
The fire had been burning south toward Hollywood Boulevard. Firefighters on scene said the fire had been 50 acres at its peak, and was now down to 42.3 — in retreat.https://www.latimes.com/wildfires-map/detail/?fire=sunset-&zoom=10
