Ten people have died, more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders. Experts say L.A. is not out of danger yet and that these fires have the potential to be the costliest wildfire disaster in American history.
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Sheriff Robert Luna announced several measures to ramp up security in the evacuated areas, after more than 20 arrests were made on suspicion of looting over the last few days.
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The historic Bay Theater, which reopened in 2018 and has been operated by Netflix since 2021, survived the Palisades fire, Caruso told The Times.
The massive fires that have destroyed much of Pacific Palisades and demolished thousands of homes and structures in Los Angeles County threaten an effort to fix California’s troubled home insurance market.
As the Rams prepared Thursday to face the Vikings amid fires in Southern California, the NFL announced that the Monday night playoff game has been moved to Arizona.
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Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a “life-threatening, destructive” windstorm hit Southern California, fanning the blaze seen for miles while roads were clogged with cars as residents tried to flee.
