Closing summary
The clock just marked 7pm in Los Angeles and we are closing our live blog for the evening.
For all our coverage of the California wildfires, please see here.
Here’s where things stand as of Tuesday night:
The death toll has risen to 25, according to the Los Angeles medical examiner. The 25th victim died in the Eaton fire, which has killed 17 people so far.
Nearly 90,000 households were without electricity in southern California. Utilities have shut off power to prevent their lines from sparking new blazes in the region.
A windblown dust and ash advisory was issued by the Los Angeles county department of public health due to strong Santa Ana winds expected to affect the region through Wednesday at 7pm.
The California governor issued an executive order barring “opportunist speculators” from taking advantage of the victims affected by the Los Angeles-area fires with “unsolicited cash offers to buy their properties”.
Newsom also announced “fast-track” recovery efforts for students and families displaced by LA’s firestorms.”
Fema has received over 40,000 applications for support from those affected by the California fires, Robert Fenton, the Regional Administrator for FEMA Region 9 said.
The Eaton fire, the deadliest fire in southern California history, has burned over 14,000 acres and 7,000 structures. As of Tuesday night, the blazes were 35% contained. The Palisades fire, which has killed at least eight people, was 18 percent contained.
The Auto fire, which erupted Monday night, is now 47 percent contained. The Hurst Fire was 97% contained on Tuesday night.
39 arrests were made for burglary, curfew breaches and drone incident. In total, the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department has reported 39 arrests, officials said. 33 of those arrests are in the Eaton fire area, Luna said, and six in the Palisades area.
Updated
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles cautioned residents on Tuesday that the emergency isn’t over yet, but she wants them to start thinking about recovery and rebuilding if possible.
“While we’re going through what I hope is the final hours of this emergency, it’s also time to begin to talk about our recovery,” she said.
