At least two civilians died in one of the four fires ravaging Los Angeles and spreading out of control, driven by a wind storm of up to 160 kilometers per hour, local authorities reported this Wednesday. “Unfortunately, we have two civilian deaths reported from unknown causes at this time and we have a significant number of injuries” due to the Eaton fire, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone reported at a press conference.
The Eaton fire broke out last night in northern Los Angeles County and is especially affecting the city of Pasadena. In a matter of hours it has burned more than 809 hectares (2,000 acres) and destroyed hundreds of homes, he added.
More than 30,000 people are under evacuation orders for this fire, which advances incessantly while thousands of structures are at risk due to the advance of the flames.
As for the Palisades fire, which continues to advance uncontrollably and is the largest active fire to date, it has destroyed more than a thousand structures and continues to grow, Marrone indicated. The devastating fires are “pushing the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits”, said the city’s fire chief, Kristin Crowley.
More than 80,000 people have had to be evacuated in the last 24 hours due to the four fires that ravage the city and have devastated more than 2,024 hectares (5,000 acres) in less than 24 hours.
And fourth fire declared this morning has covered the sky of the metropolis in black, which has experienced its worst night in decades, while relief teams work around the clock to contain the advance of the flames in the middle of a wind storm of up to 160 kilometers per hour.
The fire, called Woodley, has devastated approximately 31 hectares (75 acres) driven by strong winds and its location, between the large Palisades fire and another fire in Hurst, aggravates the emergency situation in the city, according to the Department of Protection California Fire Department, known as Cal Fire. California Governor Gavin Newsom has reported that Some 1,400 firefighters are already working on extinguishing tasks, while hundreds more are already prepared to face “unprecedented fires” that began on Tuesday and have already devastated thousands of hectares, especially in the Pacific Palisades area.
The Fire Department has insisted that The fires are “zero percent” contained, in a notice to the population published on social networks. Authorities expect the risk to remain extreme this Thursday, given the strong gusts of wind that have contributed to the rapid advance of the flames.
More than 220,000 customers have been left without electricity supply by these fires, according to estimates collected by ABC News and which have been increasing as the hours have passed. The president, Joe Biden, assured on Tuesday that his Administration will do everything possible to help the areas affected by the fires, which have also led the governor of California to declare a state of emergency.
