Clara Harter is a breaking news reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
A night of mass evacuations in Brentwood and Encino and the unnerving view of flames across the city has left Los Angeles on edge on Day 5 of the fire siege that has flattened more than 10,000 structures. “We’re a nervous wreck,” said Sarah Cohen, 29, who lives with her parents in Braemar Country Club Estates, a gated community off Reseda Boulevard in Tarzana. “Every time they drop water, it gets better. But then it gets worse again.
He had installed sprinkler systems on his roof and around the perimeter of his property.He said that he’d seen wildlife, including deer and rabbits, taking refuge in his backyard -- the first time he’d seen such a sight. Weather conditions were vastly improved from earlier this week, when severe winds — with gusts of up to 100 mph — helped fuel the catastrophic Palisades and Eaton fires to burn through Altadena, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena.
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