Google CEO Sundar Pichai emphasised the significance of being “one team” as “thousands of Googlers” were dealing with devastating wildfires across Southern California. In an email to employees, Mr Pichai mentioned a Google campaign to help in the wildfire relief efforts. The worst wildfires in the…
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…
California Declares Wildfire Emergency, Retired Firefighters Called In
Los Angeles: A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by terrifying wildfires in Los Angeles this week that killed at least five people. Over 70,000 people were evacuated from Los Angeles and the Greater Los Angeles areas of…
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…
Los Angeles Woman After Brother Dies In Wildfire
Los Angeles, United States: One of the five people killed in ferocious fires tearing around Los Angeles died trying to protect his home from the flames, his sister said Wednesday, describing the moment she had to leave him behind. Victor Shaw ignored firefighters’ pleas to flee…
California Wildfire Sparks Panicked Evacuations
Los Angeles, United States: A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations Tuesday, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area,…