Devastating wildfires fueled by strong winds have ravaged areas near Los Angeles, causing widespread destruction and forcing mass evacuations.
At least two people have been killed as several fast-growing wildfires raged out of control near Los Angeles in the US, destroying hundreds of buildings, scorching hillsides and prompting officials to order 70,000 people to flee their homes. Fierce winds were hindering firefighting efforts and fuelling the fires, which have expanded unimpeded since they began on Tuesday.
The biggest blaze has consumed more than 2000 ha in Pacific Palisades, a picturesque neighbourhood in west Los Angeles County between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu that is home to many film, television and music stars. More than 1000 structures have been destroyed, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said on Wednesday. Another blaze, the Eaton fire, had grown to more than 800 ha as it burned 50km inland in Altadena, near Pasadena. Two fatalities were reported there, though officials said they did not have further details. The Hurst fire, in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley northwest of Los Angeles, had exceeded 200 ha. All three fires were uncontained, officials said. A “high number” of significant injuries had occurred among residents who did not heed evacuation orders, Marrone said. Officials warned that the gusty winds were forecast to persist throughout the day. “We are absolutely not out of danger yet, with the strong winds that continue to push through the city and the county today,” Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristen Crowley said. The winds have made it impossible to offer aerial support for firefighting operations, officials said, putting municipal water systems under immense strain. Residents were urged to conserve water use. “The fire department needs the water to fight the fires and we’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging,” the chief executive of the city’s water and power department Janisse Quinones said. The skies above Los Angeles glowed red and were blanketed by thick smoke as the sun rose on Wednesday (local time)
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