The authorities of Los Angeles They don’t just have to deal with the flames. Since the fires started last Tuesday, several looting and the police have carried out arrests of suspects in the evacuated homes.
In order to maintain security, the support of the National guard to cooperate in the work of “traffic control and the protection of critical infrastructure,” as Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna explained this Thursday. At least 400 members of the California National Guard are scheduled to be deployed.
Likewise, Luna reported that they are working to implement a curfew between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in the areas affected by the fires and where evacuation has been ordered.
In Santa Monica, a city neighboring Pacific Palisades, some areas are already under curfew.
At least 20 people have been arrested for possible robberies of homes in these areas.
Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles, warned that “there will be zero tolerance for anyone who dares to enter homes or loot people’s property or structures that remain standing.
Poor air quality
Authorities have also asked Angelenos to stay indoors as much of the county continues to experience a poor air quality by smoke from fires.
This Thursday afternoon the air quality index (AQI), a federal measure of the amount of air pollution, exceeded 160, a category considered “unhealthy,” according to the regulator AirNow, a US government service. .
Air conditions have forced schools and universities to cancel classes for the rest of the week in the county with about 10 million inhabitants.
Hopes for controlling the flames are centered on the Santa Ana winds, which reached gusts of 160 kilometers per hour on Tuesday night, decreasing and not serving as fuel for the fires, but the red tray warnings will remain in place until on Friday.
