For the first time in history, Los Angeles got caught in a Wildfire, triggering emergency responses in America. In this incident, 11 people died, more than ten thousand houses were destroyed, 80,000 people were evacuated from the fire, and $150 billion in damage was caused. From time to time, this wildfire destroys more buildings, houses, and many factories and workplaces in America.
The wildfire has been burning since Tuesday on 7 January, and is moving towards San Francisco after destroying everything in Los Angeles. It destroyed Los Angeles with five different massive blazes. In the northwest of the second-largest city and most populated city of the country, fire dominates 86 square kilometres (33 square miles).
It has also burned the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, where multi-millionaires and celebrities live. At 56 square kilometres, there is the Eaton fire in Altadena, Which is an eastern residential area of Los Angeles. There is only 8 percent and 3 percent control of fire. There are three smaller fire blazes and they are in control Kenneth (four sq km), Hurst (three sq km), and Lidia (1.6 sq km) by 50 percent, 70 percent, and 98 per cent.
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The wildfires burned more than 37,000 acres (150 square kilometres). The size of the current fire is small compared to others. The one fire that hit California in recent years and another that burned thousands of square kilometres. Los Angeles is surrounded by wildfires, and five people have died in this fire.
These five dead persons live in the residential areas of Los Angeles. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County coroner said that at least 11 people died. According to firefighters, two died in the Palisades Fire, and more than 5 died in the Eaton Fire. Moreover, according to data from Officials, if one of the fires can end up killing 6, then it will be one of the 20 deadliest incidents in the history of California.
According to the statements of firefighters, More than ten thousand houses were burned in the wildfire, including 5000 houses in the Palisades Fire and another 4 to 5 thousand houses in the Eaton Fire were burned. One of the two fires is already the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles County. As compared to this, in November 2018 Camp Fire burned nearly 19,000 buildings in the North of Sacramento, and in October 2017, the Tubbs Fire burned 5,600 in the north of San Francisco.
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Because of this incident, around 180000 people were ordered to leave their houses and neighbourhoods. Officers and Authorities have been requesting the evacuation as some citizens are trying to save their properties. The people and neighbourhoods that were hit by the wildfire faced another problem of looting. Police have arrested around 20 thieves as the first fire broke out on Tuesday, 7 January.
The national guards have been assigned to patrol affected areas at night. Los Angeles has lost 150 billion $ in this wildfire with the destruction of luxury residences and many other places. The estimated loss of 130 to 135 billion $ in two days, and that could go up.
