LOS ANGELES — Firemen raced against time Saturday to contain huge wildfires around Los Angeles as winds continued to escalate, pushing the blazes toward previously unaffected neighborhoods.
At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters — and millions of California residents.Despite heroic efforts, including precision sorties from aerial crews, the Palisades Fire continued to grow Saturday, pushing east towards the priceless collections of the Getty Center art museum and north to the densely populated San Fernando Valley.
People sort through donated clothing and other items at a pop-up center for wildfire victims in Santa Anita, California, on Jan. 11, 2025. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images via AFPFootage from the Mandeville Canyon area showed one home consumed, with a wall of flame licking up a hillside to menace others.A brief lull in the wind was rapidly giving way to gusts that forecasters warned would feed the blazes for days to come.
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