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‘Dangerous and strong’ winds threaten to spread hell in Los Angeles
Snohomish County, Washington firefighters are working to extinguish a fire behind a home in the Mandeville Canyon area. US authorities warned on Sunday that “dangerous and strong” winds would further spread a deadly wildfire into residential areas of Los Angeles as firefighters battled to extinguish the blaze. At least 16 people were confirmed dead in the blaze that tore through…
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Los Angeles fires spread as winds expected to pick up
Smoke rises from the Palisades fire. Los Angeles’ deadliest fire spread through previously untouched areas on Saturday, forcing new evacuations and waning hopes that the disaster would be over. Multiple fires have ripped through residential areas since Tuesday, killing at least 11 people across the city and destroying thousands of homes in what US President Joe Biden likened to a…
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Wind break brings hope to Los Angeles fires
Families hug each other and cry as they look at their burnt-out homes in the Altadena neighborhood of Los Angeles County, California. Winds are expected to ease around Los Angeles on Friday, as massive efforts to extinguish five major fires wreaking havoc around the United States’ second-largest city intensify. One of the worst disasters to ever hit California, inferno has…
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Fires rage around Los Angeles, burning entire streets
A house is engulfed in flames in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County. At least two people have been killed in the deadly wildfires raging around Los Angeles, authorities said Wednesday, as the deadly blaze scorched entire roads, destroyed cars and homes in minutes. Wildfires around America’s second-largest city have destroyed more than 1,000 buildings and displaced tens of…
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