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Update: Palisades Fire remains 90% contained, 23,448 acres destroyed in Los Angeles County
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 19 days. A crew of 1,859 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 87% of the fire by Sunday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
California fires live updates: Los Angeles County fires death toll rises to 28
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in an update Thursday that 18 people remain missing after the Southern California wildfires. Overall, authorities received a total of 43 missing persons reports related to the Eaton and Palisades fires. Of those, 12 were located safe.
California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires.
Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 26
A new wildfire was reported today at 8:52 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.
With rain in forecast, weary Los Angeles hopeful of progress against wildfires
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -California firefighters could make more headway in containing three major wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles on Friday, as the latest round of blistering winds dissipates and the area's first rainfall in months arrives over the weekend.
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In cleanup from California fires, lithium-ion batteries are a dangerous challenge
One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...
What Fires Will Do to California's Housing Market
The Los Angeles fires are likely to exacerbate California's inventory and affordability crisis, bringing up demand at a time ...
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Officials remained concerned that the Palisades and Eaton fires could break their containment lines as firefighters continue ...
Los Angeles County deploys mental health workers to help traumatized fire victims
As parts of fire-ravaged Southern California begin to recover, Los Angeles County is sending out mental health workers to ...
How Domestic Workers Have Been Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires
A study by UCLA, published on Jan. 15, showed that 85% of individuals employed as household workers in Los Angeles are Latino ...
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California rushes billions in aid for Los Angeles fire recovery: ‘The first of many steps’
California passed a set of bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov.
Flood watch in effect for fire scorched areas of California
Much of fire ravaged southern California is under a flood watch after devastating flames have left thousands of acres barren ...