When Serena Null saw the flames roaring toward her family home in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, she ran to find her pet Domino, but the cat eluded her grasp. “We could see the fire from the front door, and so we just didn’t have…
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Los Angeles Fires, Limited Hydrants And A Catch-22 Situation In California
New Delhi: As crews battled devastating wildfires across Los Angeles, a major challenge emerged: fire hydrants in some areas ran dry, and low water pressure hampered efforts to contain the blaze. According to an LA Times report, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP)…
Losses From Deadly Wildfires Across Los Angeles Likely To Hit $60 Billion
Raging wildfires have lead to the death of at least five people around California’s Los Angeles. The unprecedented wildfires have forced over 100,000 people to evacuate. At least 1,500 structures, including multi-million dollar homes and iconic landmarks near the Hollywood Walk of Fame have been destroyed.…
Wildfires Rage Around Los Angeles
At least five people have been killed in rampaging wildfires around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes. Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken out around America’s second biggest city, forcing over…
Hollywood Evacuation Order As New Fire Erupts
A beach house engulfed by the flames of the Palisades fire in California. (File) Hollywood, United States: People living in the heart of historic Hollywood were ordered to evacuate Wednesday as a new fire erupted just a few hundred meters (yards) from Hollywood Boulevard. “Immediate threat…
Los Angeles Residents In “Panic Mode” As Fireballs Cause Devastation
Dozens of evacuated Los Angeles residents stared incredulously at the thick cloud of black smoke blotting out the sun, scarcely able to believe the scale of the wildfires, and fearing that their homes could be destroyed next. They have gathered above Santa Monica Canyon, near the…