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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Investigators probe possible ignition sources in Californian blazes - as it happened

This blog has now closed but you can find all our coverage of the wildfires in California here.

The Guardian - AU

LA wildfires: Warning of 'dangerous' high winds that could rapidly spread blazes as second 'arsonist' arrested

The blazes have already destroyed more than 12,000 structures since Tuesday

Evening Standard

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Hugged Victims of the LA Fires During Surprise Appearance in Pasadena

"No one knew they were serving food with masks."

Marie Claire

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Primus guitarist Ler LaLonde's home decimated by California fires

Primus man just one rock star impacted by devastating fires – with Anthrax, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins members affected

Metal Hammer

Key takeaways from the ongoing battle to contain the LA wildfires

Some smaller blazes have been contained or extinguished, but the Palisades fire threatens to spread east of the 405

The Guardian - US

Los Angeles fire chief at the center of public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage

Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of department turmoil

The Independent UK

‘We knew we couldn’t stop everything’: a fire controller looks back on Australia’s black summer

More than 80,000 people helped battle the 2019-20 bushfires. Five years on one remembers the blur of days

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LA fires: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfires as evacuations spread

Neighborhoods under orders now include Encino and Brentwood, with the Getty Center and its art collection

The Guardian - US

We built our world with fire. Now heat is destroying our lives

We fell in love with the power and speed that fossil fuels brought us. But the price being paid in California, and around the world, has become too high

The Guardian - UK

Los Angeles wildfires: Desperate search for victims as menacing winds forecast to return

Fire chiefs warned of a ‘significant flare-up’ on the blaze's eastern edge, with flames now moving northeast

Evening Standard

Los Angeles is on fire and big oil are the arsonists

Every barrel of oil, every cubic meter of gas, and every ton of coal burned brings us closer to environmental catastrophe

The Guardian - US

Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires?

Climate scientist say warming temperatures and droughts are making wildfires more frequent and intense.

Al Jazeera

‘There’s literally nothing’: surrounded by destruction, Los Angeles begins to process scale of loss

Returning Pacific Palisades residents were grieving not just homes turned to ash, but memories buried amid the rubble

The Guardian - US

Governor doubles national guard in LA as firefighters arrive from Mexico and Canada – as it happened

Palisades and Eaton fires start coming under control as fierce winds ease but forecasters predict another red flag warning for Monday. This blog is now closed.

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The Independent UK

Stern arrest warning issued after LA fires air tanker is grounded by crash with civilian drone

The plane is likely to be out of action until Monday

The Independent UK

Are cars 'structures'? Here's a look at how damage is tallied in devastating Los Angeles wildfires

The damage from wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area is horrific however it’s tallied

Space

Devastation of raging Los Angeles fires visible from space in satellite images

Satellite images show destruction caused by huge, fast-moving fires raging this week in Southern California.

The Guardian - US

LA fires burn area twice the size of Manhattan – worst the city has seen in recent history

California has seen deadly blazes over the years – Camp fire decimated Paradise town in 2018 and Tubbs fire burned 36,810 acres in 2017

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USA Today Sports Media Group

CSAC: No decision made on UFC 311 as Los Angeles wildfires wreak havoc

Will UFC 311 go on as planned at Intuit Dome? That is the question as Los Angeles endures an extreme wildfire disaster.

The Conversation

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue to battle the infernos. Parts of Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and other California communities are now unrecognizable.

Al Jazeera

Los Angeles faces more fire evacuations even as fierce winds ease

Officials hope improved wind conditions will allow firefighters to contain wildfires that have devastated the US city.

Latin Times

Biden Makes Inadvertent Pun About California Wildfires To Harris, Whose House Is Under Evacuation Order

"Madame Vice President, I know you're directly affected so you fire away, no pun intended," Biden said

The Independent UK

Saving Torah scrolls and saying prayers, Los Angeles fires leave congregants without worship spaces

Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a half-dozen Protestant churches

Kiplinger

Wildfire Smoke Is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Clean the Air Inside Your Home.

A guide to cleaning the air in your home amid wildfires.

Latin Times

Civilian Drone That Grounded Canadian Plane Battling LA Wildfires is Keeping 1,500 Gallons of Water Per Flight Out of The Fight

The "Super Scooper" is designed to gather ocean water and dump it over active fires

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