14 hours ago California fires: Los Angeles officials update public as unprecedented blazes rage on – latest updates

Officials said they were dealing with five major fires, which have destroyed almost 2,000 structures and forced 130,000 people to evacuateFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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99 minutes ago What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area

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11 hours ago Sussexes urge people to help friends evacuated due to Los Angeles fires

Five people have died and thousands have left their properties.

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13 hours ago California fires live: Los Angeles mayor says winds and drought created ‘perfect storm’; 20 people arrested for looting

LA officials hope tide is turning as air operations make ‘significant progress’ against fires but warn danger continuesFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago California fires: Los Angeles braces for more destruction from unprecedented blazes

Officials said they were dealing with five major fires, which have destroyed almost 2,000 structures and forced 130,000 people to evacuateFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Podcaster Professor Huberman claims he saw people starting garden blaze in Los Angeles as devastating wildfires kill five and destroy swathes of city

Top scientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman shared footage of what he said was people lighting fires in Los Angeles during the brutal wildfires.

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16 hours ago Wildfires latest: Winds subside as firefighters battle devastating blazes in Los Angeles area

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes

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23 hours ago California fires live: five people killed and landmarks threatened as wildfires rage across Los Angeles

Now 130,000 people under evacuation orders as communities affected from the Pacific Coast to inland PasadenaFull report: overwhelmed firefighters struggle to contain blazesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago California fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles as five people killed and landmarks threatened

Evacuations ordered from Hollywood Hills due to new Sunset fire, as fire crews battle to contain destructive blazesFull report: overwhelmed firefighters struggle to contain blazesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car or by the grace of strangers

Thousands of residents made harrowing escapes as devastating wildfires bore down on the Los Angeles area

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26 hours ago Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes and Eugene Levy among celebrities to lose homes in California fires

Crystal ‘heartbroken’ after losing family home of 46 years in historic fires that have killed five and destroyed more than 1,100 buildingsCalifornia fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles as five people killedVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and Eugene Levy are among celebrities who have lost their homes in the wildfires tearing through several neighbourhoods of Los Angeles, which have killed at least five people and destroyed more than 1,100 buildings so far.Six wildfires were raging across Los Angeles county. The affluent Pacific Palisades, where many famous Hollywood names live, has been devastated since the fires began on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, another fire broke out in Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, with the Los Angeles fire department ordering an immediate evacuation of parts of the neighbourhood. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago California fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles as five people killed

Sixth fire breaks out, this time in Hollywood Hills, as fire crews battle to contain destructive blazesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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29 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Five people dead as 'apocalyptic' scenes devastate the region

The two largest fires, the Palisades and Eaton Fires, have burned over 25,000 acres combined as five people have been confirmed dead in Los Angeles, with the death toll expected to rise

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29 hours ago California fires live: five people killed as Los Angeles devastated by raging wildfires

Police say five people have died as Palisades fire – the most destructive in city’s history – grows to over 15,000 acresVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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30 hours ago Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions

Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories

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