The death toll from the California wildfires has risen to 16, with fires continuing to burn across the state. Firefighters are battling multiple blazes, including the Palisades fire, which has spread over 1,000 acres in the past 24 hours.
The LA Department of Water and Power is working to restore power as the Los Angeles county sheriff says the death toll is expected to rise. Since the fires started on Tuesday, the LA Department of Water & Power said they have restored power to over 355,000 customers. Firefighters are continuing to battle four fires that are ravaging the city. Sky News gave an update on the fires about an hour ago: The death toll from the California wildfires has risen to 16.
Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton fire, the coroner’s office said on Saturday evening. The Los Angeles county sheriff, Robert Luna, said the death toll is expected to rise as authorities deploy search dogs to devastated areas. The sheriff also said 13 people are reported missing. County supervisor Lindsey Horvath said the LA area “had another night of unimaginable terror and heartbreak, and even more Angelenos evacuated due to the north-east expansion of the Palisades fire”. The CalFire operations chief, Christian Litz, said the main focus on Saturday would be the Palisades fire burning in the canyon area, not far from the UCLA campus and the J Paul Getty Museum. Over the past 24 hours, the Palisades fire spread over an additional 1,000 acres (400 hectares), consuming more homes
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