At least five dead of Los Angeles fires burn over 1,500 buildings

The fast - running fires in nature and in residential areas in Los Angeles, U.S.A. have left at least five people and over 1,500 burned - down buildings dead.

The wind was weakening and firefighters were releasing crushed teams, but the danger was still far from over. While officials offered new data, a new fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills, while evacuation orders included Santa Monica, reports the paper. “The Guardian”.

More than a thousand structures, mainly houses, have been destroyed, while over 130 thousand people live in areas under evacuation orders in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena. By Wednesday evening there were six active fires.

“We are absolutely not out of danger yet” said the fire commander in Los Angeles, Christine Crowley.

Disaster began on Tuesday afternoon, when a powerful wind storm caused the spread of fire in the Pacific Palisades district, quickly forcing thousands to flee.

Officials say that in addition to the dead, many people have suffered injuries, while reportedly more than 20 patients have been treated in hospitals.

7 Friends have lost their homes so far, plus the money of one of my greatest friends.

Now 2 others in Topanga are on the side of losing their own, and a new fire in the Hollywood Hills where one of my boys lives.

It's a literature helscape in Los Angeles. ) Pic.twitter. com/ WEbtMU1c

(@denissedhower) January 9, 2025