Devastating wildfires fueled by strong winds have ripped through Los Angeles, leaving a trail of destruction and forcing thousands to flee their homes. At least two people have been killed, and numerous others injured.
Rampant wildfires around Los Angeles have killed at least two people and caused a 'significant number' of serious injuries, officials tackling the terrifying blazes said Wednesday. More than 1,000 buildings have burned in multiple wildfires that have erupted around America's second biggest city, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Hurricane-force winds have whipped up fireballs that have leaped from home to home in the upmarket Pacific Palisades area, torching a swathe of California's most desirable real estate. 'We have well over 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) that have burned, and the fire is growing,' Los Angeles Fire Chief Anthony Marrone told reporters. 'We have no percentage of containment. We have an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed... and a high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate.' A second major fire was burning around Altadena, north of the city, where footage showed flames consuming whole streets. 'We have over 2,000 acres burning at this time, and the fire continues to grow with zero percent containment,' Marrone said. 'We have over 500 personnel assigned, and unfortunately, we have two reported fatalities to civilians, unknown cause at this time. And we do have a number of significant injuries. We have over 100 structures destroyed.'Vicious gusts were pushing the flames, whipping red-hot embers hundreds of meters (yards), sparking new spot fires faster than firefighters could quell them. As dawn broke, a vast pall of smoke was visible over Los Angeles, with the acrid tang of burning in the air. City mayor Karen Bass warned that the'windstorm is expected to worsen through the morning' in a post on X early Wednesday. Some firefighters were facing water shortages at hydrants in the Palisades, the Los Angeles Times reporte
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