At least thirteen people have disappeared in the devastating Los Angeles County fires, which have also left so far eleven deaths. The sheriff of Los Angeles County, Robert Luna, indicated this Saturday at a press conference that it is not yet known if among the missing are any of the eleven people who died in the incident.
“We hope to find everyone safe. “We want to give closure to families,” Luna said. During the fires, authorities have also detained 22 people, 19 of whom were in the area affected by the Eaton fire, while the other three were in the area of the Palisades fire.
According to the sheriff, the detainees “were in areas where they should not be,” and specifically two of them were arrested for entering emergency locations without authorization and violating the curfew that has been in effect since 6:00 p.m. local time (02:00 GMT the next day) until 6:00 local time the next day (14:00 GMT).
Luna clarified that most of the arrests are related to robberies and looting, including burglary, narcotics possession and identity theft. And he added that one of these individuals is accused of possession of a firearm.
The sheriff also recalled that the NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings that was initially scheduled at the city’s SoFi Stadium on Monday has been moved, but will now be played at State Farm Stadium of Glendale (Phoenix, Arizona).
The cause of the fires, which have burned more than 14,000 hectares and have forced the evacuation of more than 153,000 people, remains unknownand Luna pointed out that all possibilities are being considered.
Until now, firefighters have managed to completely contain the Lidia fire, while Kenneth is 80% contained, Hurst is 76%, Eaton is 15%, and Palisades is 11%.
