Fire-stricken Los Angeles braces for dangerous Santa Ana winds

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Fire-stricken Los Angeles braces for dangerous Santa Ana winds
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More than 8,500 firefighters attack the fires from the air and on the ground, preventing the conflagrations at either end of Los Angeles from spreading overnight

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But the National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned, “This setup is about as bad as it gets,” and Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley told Angelenos, “We are not in the clear.” As of Monday morning, more than 92,000 people in Los Angeles County were under evacuation orders — down from a previous high of more than 150,000 — while another 89,000 faced evacuation warnings.

The Eaton fire damaged the Altadena home of Lorraine Bryan, 63, and destroyed two other dwellings on her property. She told Reuters she worries about getting additional doses of insulin that she needs to manage her diabetes. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena has turned into a base camp for fire trucks and firefighters from all over California and the West to fight the nearby Eaton fire. Fire trucks are lined up in the area before they head over to the fire and firefighters are sleeping on the grounds and eating their meals under tents.

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