At least five people have died and over 1,100 structures have been destroyed in a series of devastating wildfires raging across Los Angeles County.
More than 1,100 homes, businesses and other buildings have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory. The five bodies were found in three structures in Altadena, where the Eaton fire exploded Tuesday night, giving residents little time to flee. Causes of death have not been determined, L.A.
County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at a Wednesday evening news conference. The agency has requested K-9s that specialize in human-remains detection, which will be used to ensure no other people are unaccounted for in the blaze, Marrone said. In Pacific Palisades, the Palisades fire had charred more than 15,800 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, burning down to Pacific Coast Highway, where it engulfed multimillion-dollar homes along the iconic stretch. Earlier in the day, Marrone said that although there had been no fatalities in the Palisades fire, officials had seen 'a high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate, in addition to first responders who were on the fire line.' The Eaton fire, which broke out Tuesday night, had burned 10,600 acres as of Wednesday evening near Altadena and Pasadena, whipped by wind gusts of up to 99 mph, Angeles National Forest staff wrote on X. More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed in that fire, Marrone said. Then, at around 5:45 p.m., a new blaze, dubbed the Sunset fire, exploded in the Hollywood Hills, prompting evacuations around the Runyon Canyon area. The Hurst fire, which spread quickly amid high winds overnight in Sylmar, had burned 700 acres as of Wednesday evening. The causes of the fires are under investigation, and all remained 0% contained. 'What we saw here in the last 24 hours is unprecedented,' LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said Wednesday afternoon. 'I've never seen anything like this',
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