Ongoing – 10 Dead, 10,000 Structures Burned In Los Angeles Area Inferno As Fire Damage Could Exceed $150 Billion
As of Friday morning, five fires are burning across the LA County area. The largest, the Palisades Fire, has scorched 20,000 acres and is considered “one of the most destructive fires in the history of Los Angeles,” according to the LA fire chief on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Eaton Fire has burned 14,000 acres. The newest fires are Kenneth and Hidden Hills, which expanded in the overnight hours.
Summary of the five fires (courtesy of CBS News):
The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles has killed two people and grown to cover over 31 square miles, likely destroying thousands of structures, according to fire officials. It was 6% contained as of late Thursday night.
The Eaton Fire, in the hills above Altadena in northern Los Angeles County, has killed three people and burned more than 21 square miles. Between 4,000 and 5,000 structures were believed to have been destroyed or damaged. Cal Fire reported zero percent containment as of Thursday night.
The Kenneth Fire ignited in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday and covered 960 acres with zero percent containment as of Thursday night, according to Cal Fire.
The Sunset Fire, which erupted Wednesday in Hollywood Hills, prompted a new round of mandatory evacuations and threatened iconic landmarks. By Thursday, all evacuation orders for the fire were lifted and the blaze had been fully contained, according to officials.
The Hurst and Lidia fires scorched at least 771 acres and 394 acres, respectively, Cal Fire said. The Hurst Fire was 37% contained and the Lidia Fire was 75% contained as of Thursday night.
Happening now in Cali gangs are killing, breaking in, setting fires and looting!
https://x.com/MarilynEBK13/status/1877458905099362718
Did you know that Los Angeles is a C40 city?
A C40 City is a member of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a global network of cities committed to addressing climate change.
https://x.com/Restitutor_/status/1877505242574545195
HOA newsletter says LAPD believes these fires are being started by a “savvy arsonist” that knows “wind patterns and fire science”
They’re targeting affluent areas
Like we’ve said from day 1, this isn’t climate change
https://x.com/DC_Draino/status/1877727401318257071
This was California in 2023. It’s got a lot worse since then.
https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/1877698949374476623
How will citizens react if ANY of the arsonists turn out to be illegal migrants??? Assuming any George Soros funded DA tells them of course.
JHK (per GoldBalloon) points out that some long time PP residents who were middle class (and bought there decades ago) may have been unable to get or pay home insurance, and had their life savings tied up in their homes. And may now be homeless, permanently, as their savings is gone.
(They should be able to sell their lots for plenty though.)