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yesterday 8.00pm
What we know about the LA fires By Riley Walter It’s 1am in Los Angeles as the city battles the most destructive fires in its history, with five blazes now burning out of control and spreading by the minute.
Five people have died, tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate and thousands of properties have been destroyed. The exact number of homes lost is unclear as the fires continue to burn near some of the city’s areas. As Los Angeles braces for another night of destruction, we’ll keep you updated throughout Friday.
That’s the end of our live coverage for this evening, here’s what we know so far:
The Palisades fire, burning between Santa Monica and Malibu, is 6974 hectares (17,234 acres) and is zero per cent contained. The Eaton fire, burning through Altadena, near Pasadena, is 4289 hectares (10,600 acres) and is zero per cent contained. The Hurst fire, burning in Sylmar in the San Fernando Valley, is 346 hectares (855 acres) and 10 per cent contained. The Lidia fire, burning in the Angeles National Forest, is 140 hectares (348 acres) and 40 per cent contained. The Sunset fire, which had threatened iconic Hollywood landmarks, is 17 hectares (43 acres) and zero per cent contained. More than 150,000 people are still without power across the city, according to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Winds are expected to ease on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, but firefighters will still be battling challenging conditions in the coming days. Thanks for joining us throughout the day. We’ll be back in the morning with more live coverage of this major US disaster.
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yesterday 7.35pm
Sunset fire evacuation zones mostly lifted: LAFD The majority of the evacuation zone set up for the Sunset fire has been lifted, according to the LA fire department.
Shortly before midnight, local time, the LAFD issued a statement to say the evacuation zone had been lifted, except for one area.
The TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. Credit: Bloomberg
The area will be closed overnight due to LAFD operations ensuring no flare-ups in the vegetation surrounding these streets, it said.
“Residents are asked to be cautious when returning to their homes because firefighters are continuing to work in their neighbourhoods.”
The evacuation zone had included some iconic LA landmarks, such as the TCL Chinese Theatre.
yesterday 7.26pm
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