California wildfires live updates: Los Angeles death toll rises to 11 as governor orders water investigation

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This blog is now closing, but you can read our full report on the Los Angeles wildfires here. Here are the top headlines from this afternoon and evening:

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  There are six wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county. They include:

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    The Palisades fire, at 21,317 acres and 8% containment

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    The Eaton fire, at 13,690 acres and 3% containment

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    The Kenneth fire, at 1,052 acres and 50% containment

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    The Hurst fire, at 771 acres and 37% containment

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    The Lidia fire, at 395 acres and 98% containment

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    The Archer fire, at 19 acres and 0% containment

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  Eleven people have died, and more than 12,000 structures have burned, in the Palisades and Eaton fires – which are likely the third and fourth most destructive fires in California history. Six deaths have been confirmed in the Eaton fire and five in the Palisades. As family members have been alerted to the loss of their loved ones, six of the victims have been publicly identified. Law enforcement officials expect the death toll to rise once weather and fire conditions allow cadaver dogs and detectives into the burn zones.

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  Fire chief Kristin Crowley criticised city officials over water supply issues and budget cuts that she says hindered her department’s ability to fight the Palisades fire. The water supply has become a focal point, with California governor Gavin Newsom calling for an investigation into the shortage.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom has invited Donald Trump to visit the state and tour the devastation wreaked by the Los Angeles wildfires. Trump visited the state six years ago in the wake of the Camp fire, the most destructive fire in California history, which hit the town of Paradise.

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  The state of California has issued a one-year moratorium preventing insurance companies from canceling or refusing to renew home policies in zip codes impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

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City officials failed the Los Angeles fire department, fire chief Kristin Crowley told Fox 11 Los Angeles in an interview Friday.

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“When a firefighter comes up to a hydrant, we expect there’s going to be water,” she said. “We don’t control the water supply.”

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Early on Wednesday morning, as firefighters were battling the Palisades fire, hydrants ran dry – raising questions about the state of the city’s water resources.

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“We’re fighting a wildfire with urban water systems, and that is really challenging,” said Janisse Quiñones, chief engineer and CEO of the Los Angeles department of water and power. “Four times the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight, which lowered our water pressure.”

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Urban water systems are not designed to fight wildfires, Mark Pestrella, director of the Los Angeles county department of public works, said Wednesday. “That’s why air support is so critical to the firefight. And unfortunately, wind and air visibility have prevented that support.”

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But on Friday Crowley confirmed to Fox 11 Los Angeles that the city had drained the Santa Ynez Reservoir near the Palisades fire for repairs without alerting her department.

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During the interview, the reporter asked Crowley whether the city failed the fire department – after hedging, she said yes, noting cuts to the department’s budget.

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“My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded,” she said. “It’s not.” On July 1, 2024, Los Angeles cut the fire department’s budget by $17m.

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The death toll from the Los Angeles wildfires has risen to 11, according to the LA county medical examiner’s office.

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Five of those deaths were due to the Palisades fire, and the other six resulted from the Eaton fire.

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Officials said they expected that number to rise as cadaver dogs go through leveled neighborhoods to assess the devastation to an area larger than San Francisco.

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Five of those killed in the Eaton fire have been identified by relatives so far:

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At least 10 people have been killed in the fires raging in the Los Angeles area, with an estimated 10,000 homes and structures reduced to ash and rubble.

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Here’s a recap of the latest developments:

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  Here’s how the largest fires in LA county stand: the Palisades fire, the largest of the fires, has burned more than 20,000 acres and is 8% contained. The Eaton fire, in the Pasadena area, has burned more than 13,600 acres and is at 3% contained, it has damaged or destroyed more than 7,000 structures. The Kenneth fire has burned about 1,000 acres and is 35% contained. The Lidia fire has burned 395 acres and is 75% contained. The Hurst fire has burned 771 acres and is 37% contained.

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  About 166,800 Los Angeles county residents remain under evacuation warnings, and 100,053 residents are under evacuation orders. Approximately 57,830 structures are at risk from the fires.

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  A curfew is in effect from 6pm to 6am local time for the Palisades and Eaton fire areas in all mandatory evacuation zones. “You can’t not be in these affected areas. If you are, you are subject to arrest,” LA sheriff Robert Luna said.

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  A red flag warning will expire at 6pm PT on Friday but a new warning is expected to be issued on Monday, when windy conditions in the Los Angeles area are forecast to return.

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  At least 10 people have been killed in the fires but the true death toll is not known. At a briefing on Friday, Joe Biden said the loss of life would likely increase, “whether significantly or not, we don’t know yet”.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom has called for an independent investigation into “deeply troubling” reports that some hydrants lost water pressure in the midst of the wildfires.

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  Joe Biden described the fires as the “worst in California history” and said “we still got a long way to go.” He said police and National Guard members have been deployed to improve security in the areas affected by the wildfires due to looting.

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  Police have made 18 arrests during the fires, 15 connected to the Eaton fire in the foothills of the Angeles national forest and three arrests in the area of the Palisades fire.

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  California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara has issued a moratorium that bars insurers from canceling or non-renewing home policies in the Pacific Palisades and the San Gabriel Valley’s Eaton fire zones.

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  Los Angeles officials have apologized after residents across the county received erroneous evacuation warnings. People have been urged not to disable the emergency messages.

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Approximately 7,081 structures are believed to have been damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire, according to an estimate by officials.

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The fire has burned 13,956 acres and is a 3% containment, LA fire chief Anthony Marrone said.

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California governor Gavin Newsom said he has called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to some fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

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In a letter to LA department of water and power chief Janisse Quiñones and LA county public works director Mark Pastrella, Newsom described the reports as “deeply troubling”.

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“While water supplies from local fire hydrants are not designed to extinguish wildfires over large areas, losing supplies from fire hydrants likely impaired the effort to protect some homes and evacuation corridors,” he wrote.

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“We need answers to how that happened,” he added.

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“We will do all we can to assist California officials with responding to the health impacts of the devastating wildfires going on in Los Angeles County,” said Xavier Becerra, the health secretary.

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“We are working closely with state and local health authorities, as well as our partners across the federal government, and stand ready to provide public health and medical support. My thoughts and prayers are with the people impacted in my home state.”

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The move gives health care providers and suppliers more flexibility to meet the emergency health needs of federal Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Earlier this week, Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the state, which unlocks key federal resources such as support for emergency work and repair as well as assistance to individuals and households.

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The Archer fire has burned nearly 31 acres around O’Melveny Park – close to the Hurst fire.

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An evacuation order was in place for the area north-west of Los Angeles, but that has been downgraded to a warning since firefighters managed to get it under control.

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No injuries or damaged structures have been reported there so far. A cause for the fire is unknown.

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Joe Biden said the death toll from the fires, which he described as a “war scene”, will likely increase, but “whether significantly or not, we don’t know yet.”

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“It reminded me of more of a war scene, where you had certain targets that were bombarded,” Biden said from the White House’s Oval Office during a briefing on the fires.

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Vice-president Kamala Harris, a Californian herself, said in the press briefing with Joe Biden and California governor Gavin Newsom that we are witnessing “mass devastation” and that the effect of the historic widlfires “is going to linger for quite some time.”

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“There are moments where we should find optimism in the heroism of people.”

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Here are the key takeaways from the latest news conference by Los Angeles city and county officials on the wildfires.

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  A curfew order is in place between 6pm and 6am on all mandatory evacuation zones in the Palisades and Eaton areas. “You can’t not be in these affected areas. If you are, you are subject to arrest,” LA sheriff Robert Luna said. The curfew’s purpose is to enhance public safety, protect property, and prevent any burglaries or looting in areas evacuated by residents, Luna said.

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  The Palisades fire, the largest of the five fires, currently stands at 8% contained. Firefighters were able to make overnight progress on the fire due to “favorable” overnight weather conditions. Wind gusts are expected to increase in daylight hours that will test containment lines. Red flag warnings continue in Los Angeles county through 6pm PT today.

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  The Eaton fire, north of Pasadena, has burned 13,956 acres and is 3% contained. About 4,000 to 5,000 structures may be damaged and destroyed by the fire, and 1,527 firefighting personnel have been assigned to the fire. The blaze pushed toward Mount Wilson on Thursday, but the observatory is “OK” and no buildings have been destroyed there.

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  The Hurst fire, just south of Santa Clarita, has spread to 771 acres and is 37% contained.

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  The Kenneth fire, in the San Fernando valley, has burned 1,000 acres and is 35% contained. All evacuation orders and warnings in LA county for the Kenneth fire have been lifted.

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  The Lidia fire is 75% contained. The causes of the fires are still under investigation.

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  The number of residents under evacuation orders have dipped to 153,000. Approximately 57,830 structures are deemed to be at risk. An additional 166,800 residents are under evacuation warnings.

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  A super scooper aircraft that was damaged by a drone flown by a civilian should be back in the air by Monday. “Flying a drone in the fire traffic area is not only dangerous but it’s illegal,” Los Angeles county fire chief Anthony Perron said, adding that those who fly them over the wildfire area will be prosecuted.

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  A man arrested on suspicion of attempting to light a fire in Woodland Hills yesterday will not be charged. Officers found there was not enough probable cause to arrest the person, Los Angeles police department assistant chief Dominic Choi said.

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  Officials apologized after evacuation order alerts were mistakenly sent on Thursday afternoon and again on Friday. LA county office of emergency management director Kevin McGowan said he could not “express how sorry I am” but implored residents not to disable the messages on their phones, adding: “Not receiving an alert can be a consequence of life and death.”

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California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara said he had used his moratorium power to stop all non-renewals and cancellations by insurance companies for a year.

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“My primary concern at this very moment is to ensure that wildfire survivors receive the insurance benefits to which they are entitled to as soon as possible,” he said.

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“Now is the time for you to focus on your family and on your health. The last thing you should be worrying about is your insurance.”

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He said legislation will be introduced to include businesses in the moratorium.

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Assistant Los Angeles police department chief Dominic Choi said an arrest was made late Thursday afternoon after residents reported seeing a person trying to light a fire in Woodland Hills.

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That suspect was taken into custody and interviewed, he said.

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Officers later determined there was not enough probably cause to arrest the person on arson or suspicion of arson, he said. The investigation is ongoing.

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A curfew order has been established for the Palisades and Eaton fire areas in all mandatory evacuation zones, LA county sheriff Robert Luna said.

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The curfew order is in effect between 6pm and 6am. The only people allowed in those areas are disaster workers.

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“You cannot be in these affected areas. If you are, you are subject to arrest,” Luna warned.

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He said the curfew will be “strictly enforced” to enhance public safety, protect property and prevent burglaries or looting in the areas that residents have evacuated.

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Anyone found in violation of the curfew will be subject to arrest for a misdemeanor offense and conviction may result in a fine of up to $1,000 or jail time, he said.

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“We are not screwing around with this,” Luna warned. “ We don’t want anyone taking advantage of our residents that have already been victimized.”

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Approximately 153,000 residents are currently under evacuation orders and another 166,800 residents are under evacuation warnings, LA county sheriff Robert Luna said.

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About 57,830 structures are at risk, he said.

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LA city fire chief Kristin Crowley said the Palisades fire stands at 20,438 acres with 8% containment.

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More than 3,000 personnel worked overnight to strengthen containment lines and addressed multiple spot fires in and around the Topanga Canyon area, she said.

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Wind gusts are expected to increase in daylight hours that will test containment lines, she said.

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The Kenneth fire, which erupted on Thursday at the border of the Ventura and Los Angeles counties, has been stopped, LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone said.

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The fire is currently at 1,000 acres and 35% containment, he said.

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LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone said the Eaton fire has burned 13,956 acres and is at 3% containment.

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Between 4,000 and 5,000 structures are estimated to have been damaged or destroyed due to the fire, he said.

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More than 1,500 firefighting personnel have been assigned to the Eaton fire, he said.

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Los Angeles County officials are holding a news conference on the latest on the wildfires raging through the region.

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Kevin McGowan, director of the LA county office of emergency management, said he “can’t express enough how sorry I am” for the erroneous emergency messages that have been sent out across LA County.

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He said he was working “all hands on deck” with federal emergency management agencies to resolve the issue and to find the root cause.

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“I implore everyone to not disable the messages on your phone,” McGowan said. “This is extremely frustrating, painful and scary, but these alert tools have saved lives during this emergency.”

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He warned that not receiving an alert can be the “consequence of life and death”.

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At least 10 people have been killed in the wildfires still surging across the Los Angeles area.

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Victor Shaw, 66, was the first of the fatalities to be named, after he died in the Eaton fire raging to the north-east of LA while attempting to extinguish flames at his home of 55 years in Altadena.

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His younger sister Shari Shaw reportedly tried to get him to evacuate as the Eaton fire spread through their neighborhood, but she was forced to leave him behind when he refused to come with her. She fled just as the blaze engulfed their home.

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The local publication LAist reported it is believed that five of the deaths were due to the Eaton fire and two deaths were confirmed by the Palisades fire. It is unclear where the other deaths occurred.

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Anthony Mitchell, 67, who was an amputee, and his son Justin, who had cerebral palsy, were identified as two of the wildfire victims, also in Altadena, named by Mitchell’s daughter, Hajime White, as they were waiting for an ambulance to rescue them.

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“They didn’t make it out,” said White, the Associated Press reported. “He was not going to leave his son behind. No matter what,” added White, who lives in Arkansas.

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Rodney Nickerson, 82, also of Altadena, died in his home, according to his daughter, Kimiko Nickerson, who said he thought he would be okay waiting the fire out in his house.

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Erliene Kelley, a retired pharmacy technician in Altadena who lived very close to the victims Shaw and Nickerson, also died at home in the Eaton fire, the New York Times reported, citing relatives.

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Los Angeles county has apologized after reports that evacuation alerts were sent mistakenly to millions of residents across the county.

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“We are working with Fema to investigate the issue,” it said in a post to X.

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“For the most current status of evacuation orders and warnings please review the map of evacuations on Alertla.org”

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The city of Beverly Hill said earlier today that an evacuation alert was sent mistakenly to residents.

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It came after millions of people across LA received a text message warning them to evacuate, which was followed up by a second alert telling them to disregard the warning.

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As California begins to wake up to another day of unprecedented fires, here is where things stand today:

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  The death toll from wildfires in Los Angeles has risen to 10 from seven, Los Angeles County’s Medical Examiner said. All cases are currently pending identification and legal next of kin notification.

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  There are five wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area. Palisades is the largest with nearly 20,000 acres burning and more than 5,000 structures destroyed. Eaton is at nearly 14,000 acres and still 0% contained. Officials are reporting some progress with the Hurst fire, which is now 37% contained. The Lidia fire in Acton spans about 400 acres and is 75% contained. The newest fire, Kenneth, burning nearly 1,000 acres in LA and Ventura counties, is 35% contained.

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  LA county sheriffs urged people to stay away from their homes a while longer while downed power lines, open gas lines and damaged structures still posed a threat-to-life risk.

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  Winds across Los Angeles county are expected to pick up again this evening local time. The National Weather Service said it expects moderate to strong Santa Ana winds. Winds on the Palisades fire are expected to gust up to 40-60 mph. Forecasters expect a short break in winds on Saturday before they pick up again on Sunday and into next week.

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  National Guard troops were patrolling the streets of Altadena before dawn on Friday after being called in to help protect property in the fire evacuation zone. Troops in camouflage were posted at intersections in the city hard-hit by the Eaton Fire near Jeeps, Humvees and other military vehicles.

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  California lawmakers are working on legislation to expedite insurance claims. The LA Times reports that Los Angeles assembly speaker Robert Rivas vowed to back a law to help homeowners speed up insurance claims.

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If ever a situation cried out for elevating national unity over political divisions, the dystopian scenes emanating from the Los Angeles fires surely qualified.

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The catastrophe that has left at least five people dead, more than 1,000 structures destroyed and forced thousands fleeing their homes would – in an ideal and less polarised America – spur humane empathy and solidarity in place of tribal partisanship.

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Instead, amid nightmarish images eerily evocative of Cormac McCarthy’s dark post-apocalyptic novel, The Road, a political firestorm has sparked from Donald Trump and his supporters that seems as scorched earth in its characteristics as the blazes ravaging neighborhoods across Los Angeles.

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Far from calling a temporary truce, the president-elect and his Maga (make America great again) acolytes have used the fires to attack the Democratic political ruling establishment in Los Angeles and California – possibly foretelling power struggles ahead over a range of issues after Trump assumes office this month.

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The attacks have used disinformation, wild claims, conspiracy theories and extremist culture war tropes. But absent from their critique has been any acknowledgement that climate change has played any role in igniting the catastrophic fires – despite a consensus among experts that they have been caused by exceptional environmental conditions, including near hurricane-strength winds, low rainfall and unseasonably high temperatures.

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The Republicans have instead blamed Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, for supposedly failing to ensure enough water was available to douse the infernos – along with his fellow Democrat, Karen Bass, the Los Angeles mayor, who drew flak for not returning from a pre-planned trip to Ghana until after the fires began. Also targeted has been the head of LA’s fire department, Kristin Crowley, derided as a “DEI [diversity, equity and inclusiveness] hire” in reference to her being the first openly gay woman to hold the position.

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We would like to hear from people in the US about the impact the LA wildfires is having on them. How have you been affected and how are you coping?

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Though we’d like to hear from you, your safety and security are most important. When recording or sharing your content with us, please put your welfare and the welfare of others first. Extreme weather events can be very unpredictable and carry very real risks.

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You can tell us the impact the wildfires are having on you by filling in the form at the link below, or by messaging us on WhatsApp on +447766780300.

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At least 180,000 people were under evacuation orders, reports the Associated Press (AP) and the fires have consumed about 45 square miles (117 square kilometers) – roughly the size of San Francisco. The Palisades fire is already the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history.

n All schools in the Los Angeles unified school district, the nation’s second largest, will be closed on Friday because of the heavy smoke wafting over the city and ash raining down in parts, and classes will not resume until the conditions improve, officials said.

n At least 20 arrests have been made for looting, and the city of Santa Monica declared a curfew because of the lawlessness, officials said.

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National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday evening. The county sheriff said to protect properties they will be stationed near the areas ravaged by fire and a curfew was expected to go into effect from 6pm until 6am.

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The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said on Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew.

n The fast-moving Kenneth fire started in the late afternoon in the San Fernando Valley just 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from a school serving as a shelter for fire evacuees and then moved into neighboring Ventura County by the evening.

n Only hours earlier officials expressed encouragement after firefighters aided by calmer winds and help from crews from outside the state saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region’s devastating wildfires that have killed 10 people so far.

n “We are expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds,” Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, said, echoing the forecast that called for winds to strengthen Thursday evening through Friday morning.

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The Associated Press (AP) reports that the orders came as Los Angeles County officials announced the Eaton fire near Pasadena that started on Tuesday night has burned more than 5,000 structures, a term that includes homes, apartment buildings, businesses, outbuildings and vehicles. To the west in Pacific Palisades, the largest of the fires burning in the LA area has destroyed more than 5,300 structures.

n All of the large fires that have broken out this week in the Los Angeles area are located in a roughly 25-mile (40-kilometer) band north of downtown.

n Dozens of blocks were flattened to smoldering rubble in scenic Pacific Palisades. Only the outlines of homes and their chimneys remained. In Malibu, blackened palm strands were all that was left above debris where oceanfront homes once stood, reports the AP.

n At least five churches, a synagogue, seven schools, two libraries, boutiques, bars, restaurants, banks and groceries burned. The Will Rogers’ western ranch house and Topanga Ranch motel, local landmarks dating to the 1920s also burned. The government has not yet released figures on the cost of the damage or specifics about how many structures burned.

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Around 20 people have been arrested in disaster zones since the first fires broke out on Tuesday, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna said, amid reports of looting.

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Luna has pledged to beef up patrols and said his officers – who are soon to be backed up by California National Guard soldiers – will be proactively stopping anyone they see in an evacuation area.

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“When we have an evacuation order by law, if you remain in that area, you are guilty of a misdemeanor. If you commit certain crimes, it could jump up to a felony,” he said.

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“If you are in one of these areas and you do not belong there, you are going to be subject to arrest.”

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Amid reports of looting, Los Angeles county sheriff, Robert Luna, said a nighttime curfew was planned, and the state’s National Guard was on hand to patrol affected areas.

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Governor Gavin Newsom said the service members were part of a thousands-strong deployment of state personnel.

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“We’re throwing everything at our disposal – including our National Guard service members – to protect communities in the days to come,” he said.

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“And to those who would seek to take advantage of evacuated communities, let me be clear: looting will not be tolerated.”

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But with such a huge area scorched by the fires, some evacuees feared not enough was being done and some were taking matters into their own hands, according to a report from Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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Nicholas Norman mounted an armed vigil at his home after seeing suspicious characters in the middle of the night.

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“I did the classic American thing: I went and got my shotgun and I sat out there, and put a light on so they knew people were there,” he told AFP.

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The death toll from wildfires in Los Angeles has risen to 10 from seven, Los Angeles County’s Medical Examiner said. All cases are currently pending identification and legal next of kin notification.

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Officials have issued an update on the Eaton fire, near Pasadena, which started on Tuesday evening and has burned through 13,690 acres and remained 0% contained.

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Five civilian deaths have been confirmed in the incident.

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The statement said 1,396 personnel were responding to the fire.

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Damage assessments have now verified that 972 structures had been destroyed and a further 84 damaged. Although preliminary estimates suggest the number destroyed could be as high as 4000 – 5000 structures.

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Critical fire weather conditions will continue across the area until at least Friday evening. Winds will likely vary significantly between higher terrain and the lower elevations of the fire, as the area is sheltered from the northeast. There is a chance of critical fire weather conditions developing this weekend and early next week.

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Forward progress of the Kenneth fire has been stopped, according to a social media post by the Ventura County fire department, and reported by NBC News.

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The fire was sparked around 3:34pm and quickly ballooned to 960 acres

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Forward progress of the Kenneth fire has been stopped, and the fire is currently holding at 960 acres with 0% containment.

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Approximately 400 firefighters will remain on scene through the night, continuing to provide structure protection and knock down hot spots.

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There are no reported structures damaged or destroyed. All evacuation orders in Los Angeles County have been reduced to evacuation warnings. Evacuation warnings issued in Ventura County have been lifted.

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Seven people were killed, more than 10,000 structures destroyed and at least 180,000 residents ordered to evacuate in California as fast-moving wildfires burned around Los Angeles, encircling the city.

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On Tuesday, hurricane-force winds blew embers through the air, igniting block after block and destroying an area of land about 45 square miles (117 sq km) over the following days. As of late Thursday, five fires were still raging around Los Angeles, three of them completely uncontrolled.

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Satellite images showed the scale of the destruction from the Pacific Palisades fire, which left the coastline along the famous Malibu neighbourhood scorched black and buildings along the water burned to the ground.

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Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of the wildfires in California, where some of the worst blazes in the region’s history have ravaged homes and reduced entire neighbourhoods to ash. I’m Petra Stock.

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It’s approaching 8pm in Los Angeles and here is a recap of what you need to know.

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There are five wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county, they include:

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  The Palisades fire, at 19,978 acres and 6% containment

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  The Eaton fire, at 13,690 acres and 0% containment

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  The Kenneth fire, at 960 acres and 0% containment

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  The Hurst fire, at 671 acres and 10% containment

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  The Lidia fire, at 348 acres and 60% containment

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As we settle in for the third night since wildfires broke out in southern California, here are the top developments of the day:

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  Seven people have died, and more than 10,000 structures have burned, in the Palisades and Eaton fires. Five deaths have been confirmed in the Eaton fire and two in the Palisades. The Palisades fire, which had remained 0% contained since it broke out Tuesday, was 6% contained by 6pm Thursday.

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  A new fire, now called the Kenneth fire, sparked around 3:34pm and quickly ballooned to 960 acres.

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  President Joe Biden has announced that the federal government would pay for 100% of the firefighting needs for the next 180 days.

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  Law enforcement officials are working to issue a curfew for affected burn zones in Los Angeles, in order to combat looting, though it is unclear when it will go into effect.

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  Vice-president Kamala Harris canceled a trip to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany shortly after President Biden canceled a trip to Italy in order to more closely monitor the fires.

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  The California prison system has now deployed nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters to fight the devastating blazes.

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Thanks for joining our live coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires today. It’s approaching 7pm in Los Angeles, where winds are easing, allowing firefighters to make significant progress containing the fires. But officials warn that the danger is far from over – red flag warnings are expected to go back into effect next week – and the work to identify the dead and rebuild is just beginning.

This blog is now closing, but you can read our full report on the Los Angeles wildfires here. Here are the top headlines from this afternoon and evening:

• There are six wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county. They include:

  • The Palisades fire, at 21,317 acres and 8% containment

  • The Eaton fire, at 13,690 acres and 3% containment

  • The Kenneth fire, at 1,052 acres and 50% containment

  • The Hurst fire, at 771 acres and 37% containment

  • The Lidia fire, at 395 acres and 98% containment

  • The Archer fire, at 19 acres and 0% containment

• Eleven people have died, and more than 12,000 structures have burned, in the Palisades and Eaton fires – which are likely the third and fourth most destructive fires in California history. Six deaths have been confirmed in the Eaton fire and five in the Palisades. As family members have been alerted to the loss of their loved ones, six of the victims have been publicly identified. Law enforcement officials expect the death toll to rise once weather and fire conditions allow cadaver dogs and detectives into the burn zones.

• Fire chief Kristin Crowley criticised city officials over water supply issues and budget cuts that she says hindered her department’s ability to fight the Palisades fire. The water supply has become a focal point, with California governor Gavin Newsom calling for an investigation into the shortage.

• California governor Gavin Newsom has invited Donald Trump to visit the state and tour the devastation wreaked by the Los Angeles wildfires. Trump visited the state six years ago in the wake of the Camp fire, the most destructive fire in California history, which hit the town of Paradise.

• The state of California has issued a one-year moratorium preventing insurance companies from canceling or refusing to renew home policies in zip codes impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Robert Mackey

In his letter to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power promising an investigation, California governor Gavin Newsom called “reports of the loss of water pressure to some local fire hydrants during the fires and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir” in Pacific Palisades “deeply troubling”.

The news that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, as the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, “leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades,” was quickly seized upon by Republicans seeking to blame California’s Democratic leadership for the lack of water to fight the fires.

Officials at the water authority acknowledged that the reservoir being offline contributed to some diminished pressure and dry hydrants in the Palisades, but it remains unclear when it went out of service for the repairs.

But as images of the reservoir, which had a floating cover installed in 2011 to protect drinking water against contamination, were shared online, and memes were launched, there was also widespread confusion, as amateur sleuths appeared to mistake the reservoir’s cover for its floor, and mistakenly concluded that the reservoir had been empty for more than a decade.

In fact, as a satellite image of the nearby Eagle Rock Reservoir available on Google Earth shows, the floating covers routinely found on reservoirs now makes it difficult, or impossible, for the untrained eye to determine whether a reservoir with a cover on it is empty or full.

Here are some more images of the destruction:

Officials have declared a local health emergency in Los Angeles County “due to the widespread presence of ash and particulate matter in the air throughout the entire region,” according to a public health department press release.

“The fires, coupled with strong winds, have severely degraded air quality by releasing hazardous smoke and particulate matter, posing immediate and long-term risks to public health,” it added.

The Los Angeles wildfires have damaged or destroyed more than 12,000 structures, according to the latest counts. The damage includes more than 5,300 structures burned by the Palisades fire, making it the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire north of Pasadena burned more than 7,000 structures, including homes, apartment or commercial buildings and vehicles. It also substantially damaged five school campuses in Altadena.

Still unclear is the financial impact from the damage, though an estimate from AccuWeather, a private firm that provides weather data, estimated the toll to be about $135 billion to $150 billion. Government officials haven’t given a damage estimate yet.

Los Angeles Dodgers firstbaseman Freddie Freeman and his wife Chelsea have pledged $300,000 to support wildfire relief efforts in the wake of the LA fires. The funds will support the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the Pasadena Fire Department and the Salvation Army, CNN reports.

The Lidia fire is now 98% contained, according to the California governor Gavin Newsom, who shared the news on social media on Friday evening.

“Grateful for the work of our firefighters and all those on the frontlines keeping our communities safe,” he wrote.

The fire, which broke out in the Los Angeles county town of Acton, on Wednesday encompasses 395 acres.

Firefighters have made further progress containing the blazes raging across Los Angeles – most recently announcing that the Kenneth fire is 50% contained.

The fire, which broke out in the West Hills area of Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, quickly ballooned to 1,052 acres, making it the third largest fire in southern California.

The Rose Bowl Half Marathon & 5K have been postponed as a result of the nearby Eaton fire. The annual runs, which were scheduled to take place on 19 January, are held in Pasadena – not far from where the Eaton fire devastated the neighborhood of Altadena.

A sixth of the 11 known victims of the Los Angeles wildfires has been identified. CNN reports that 85-year-old Annette Rossilli died in the Palisades fire, according to the home health company caring for her at the time.

A caregiver offered to help Rossilli evacuate, but she wanted to stay with her pets: a dog, canary, two parrots and a turtle, said Fay Vahdani, president of Luxe Homecare.

Rossilli, who ran a plumbing business in Pacific Palisades, leaves behind a daughter and son.