13 hours ago California fires live: LA officials update public as winds pick up and state braces for ‘extremely critical fire conditions’

Firefighters expect a difficult and treacherous day amid dangerous winds as Red Flag weather warning is in place with winds of up to 70mph forecastLargest LA electricity firm sued over claims equipment started fires‘Convoy of incredible people’ saving animals from firesTell us about financial consequences you are facingCalifornia homeowners and business owners who lost everything in the devastating Los Angeles-area fires now have to tackle their insurance companies to recover the value of their homeowners’ policies – if they are lucky enough to have insurance at all.With estimates of the economic damage from the fires now reaching over $200bn, we’d like to hear what financial consequences people face due to the fires.In the rural enclaves tucked close to the canyons most prime to burn, scores of animals – horses, goats, pigs, chickens, and even emus among them – were in danger as the fast-moving fires swept closer. Some had been left behind during chaotic evacuations. Others require...

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5 hours ago LA fires live updates: City faces 72 mph winds as LAPD arrests looting and arson suspects

Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage through southern California as Santa Ana winds set to return

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11 hours ago LA braces for more fire evacuations as experts warn of new ‘dangerous weather situation’

Region faces ‘extreme fire risk’ warnings and ‘significant risk of rapid fire spread’ as official death toll expected to riseCalifornia wildfires: live updatesAs forecasters warn of another “particularly dangerous weather situation” across northern Los Angeles, residents braced for new wildfire evacuation orders, even as the official death toll from last week’s fires in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades was still expected to rise.Los Angeles, and parts of Ventura county to the north, faced “extreme fire risk” warnings through Wednesday, with officials warning of “significant risk of rapid fire spread” due to the Santa Ana winds – which have gusts of up to 75mph – and low humidity. The “particularly dangerous weather situation” designation is used very rarely, and was designed by meteorologists to signal “the extreme of the extremes”. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago LA fires live: officials warn winds still ‘tremendous threat’ as California braces for ‘extremely critical fire conditions’

Firefighters expect a difficult and treacherous day amid dangerous winds as Red Flag weather warning is in place with winds of up to 70mph forecastLargest LA electricity firm sued over claims equipment started fires‘Convoy of incredible people’ saving animals from firesTell us about financial consequences you are facingCalifornia homeowners and business owners who lost everything in the devastating Los Angeles-area fires now have to tackle their insurance companies to recover the value of their homeowners’ policies – if they are lucky enough to have insurance at all.With estimates of the economic damage from the fires now reaching over $200bn, we’d like to hear what financial consequences people face due to the fires.In the rural enclaves tucked close to the canyons most prime to burn, scores of animals – horses, goats, pigs, chickens, and even emus among them – were in danger as the fast-moving fires swept closer. Some had been left behind during chaotic evacuations. Others require...

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12 hours ago LA fires live updates: California braces for ‘extremely critical fire conditions’ as strong winds increase

Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage through southern California as Santa Ana winds set to return

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15 hours ago LA fires live updates: ‘Particularly dangerous’ weather warning issued as winds increase in Southern California

Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage through southern California as Santa Ana winds set to return

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19 hours ago LA fires live: Southern California braced for ‘extremely critical fire conditions’ as life threatening winds pick up pace

With fire weather expected to continue until at least Wednesday, officials have pre-deployed firefighters across surrounding countiesAccuWeather, a US commercial weather forecasting service, has estimated the fires could be the costliest ever seen in the US. It has made an early estimation that the total costs could top $250bn (€243bn, £205bn).The reconstruction cost for commercial and residential properties inside areas with active fires could be $14.8bn (€14.42bn, £12.14bn), according to real estate data tracker CoreLogic. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago LA fires live updates: Death toll rises to 25 as strong winds threaten ‘explosive’ fire growth

Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage through southern California as Santa Ana winds set to return

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26 hours ago LA live fire updates: Californians brace for return of fierce winds after 60 square miles burn and 25 die

Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage through southern California as Santa Ana winds set to return

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