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The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Fire crews race to contain Los Angeles wildfires as death toll rises to 24

Officials lament another night of ‘unimaginable terror’ in LA as wildfires continue to burn for a sixth day.

Al Jazeera

A dad and daughter help evacuees learn whether their homes survived the California wildfires

A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of destroyed properties

The Independent UK

Two men arrested outside Kamala Harris’s evacuated LA home

Police detained the pair for breaking curfew rules early on Saturday after receiving a call about a potential burglary

Evening Standard

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'Dangerous And Strong' Winds Threaten To Spread LA Inferno

US officials warned "dangerous and strong" winds were set to push deadly wildfires further through Los Angeles residential areas Sunday as firefighters struggled to make progress against the flames.

International Business Times

Rescuing strangers, cooking for firefighters: LA residents find ‘hope among the ashes’

The kindness of strangers allowed two men to escape the deadly Palisade fire, while businesses and non-profits gear up to assist evacuees

The Guardian - US

How California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their wake

Fires have torched homes belonging to generations of Black and Latino blue-collar families

The Independent UK

Rams Send Message to LA Amid Devastating Wildfires in Full-Page Newspaper Ad

Multiple wildfires have hit Los Angeles communities this week. The Los Angeles Rams took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times to provide the community with a message.

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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

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

The Guardian - AU

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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 - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - US

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

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Al Jazeera

Is climate change to blame for the California wildfires?

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

The Guardian - US

‘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.

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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