Los Angeles evacuees told stay away from home at least another week
Los Angeles, US Reuters Los Angeles officials told evacuees from the wildfires on Thursday to stay away from their homes at least another week as emergency responders remove toxic waste from incinerated neighbourhoods and cut off electricity and gas lines posing a hazard amid the ruins. Landslides further endangered the devastated hillsides, where levelled structures […]
Los Angeles firefighters holding the line despite extreme winds
Los Angeles, US Reuters Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as desert winds and a parched landscape presented extremely hazardous conditions. Some 8,500 firefighters from at least seven states and two foreign countries prevented the fires from growing for […]
Vast Los Angeles fire spreads into new areas near Palisades
Los Angeles, US Reuters A full-scale firefighting effort stretched into Saturday in the upscale Los Angeles neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades, as the wildfire there expanded into an additional 400 hectares overnight with residents warned of potential worsening weather conditions over the next 72 hours that could further stoke the blaze. Cal Fire official Todd Hopkins […]
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
Updated: 6:10pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west devoured nearly 10,000 homes and other structures, burning into a third night on Thursday even as the fierce winds eased and gave firefighters a welcome but temporary respite. The Palisades fire between Santa Monica and Malibu on […]
Los Angeles surrounded by out-of-control wildfires; at least five dead
Updated: 11:40am (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and stretching firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit, as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate. Fierce winds hindered firefighting operations and fueled the fires, which have burned unimpeded […]