Los Angeles Firefighters in ‘Race Against Time’ as Death Toll Rises
Firefighters battling devastating wildfires around Los Angeles hope a reprieve from powerful winds this weekend could help them contain this historic disaster that has so far scorched more than 35,000 acres and killed at least 10 people.
Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire
Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s handbags, suggesting the LAFD is under-resourced because of budget cuts and donations of firefighting supplies to Ukraine.
Los Angeles wildfires live updates: 10 confirmed dead as firefighters work to contain blazes
Fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, prompting evacuation orders, power outages and curfews. The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and Kenneth fires have collectively consumed over 10,000 homes and structures.
Hundreds of California prison firefighters join battle against Los Angeles wildfires
State prisoners have long been a part of California's firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.
Calmer winds help Los Angeles firefighters as death toll hits 10
A pause in the fierce winds that super-charged the ring of wildfires that devastated Los Angeles this week helped crews make progress in bringing the infernos under control on Friday but strong gusts could return over the weekend,
Firefighters hope for a break from fierce winds fueling devastating blazes in Los Angeles area
Firefighters are hoping for a break from fierce winds fueling massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s second-largest city on edge.
‘Completely Dry’: How Los Angeles Firefighters Ran Out of Water
As wildfires roar into residential neighborhoods, firefighters in California and elsewhere are finding that water systems can’t keep up with the demand.
Los Angeles Wildfires Rage for Third Night, Death Toll Rises to 10
The wind whips embers while a firefighter battles the fire in the Angeles National Forest near Mt. Wilson as the wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area, during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California,
New fast-moving fire emerges as death toll from raging LA wildfires climbs to 10: Updates
Meanwhile, firefighters battled multiple wildfires Thursday that ravaged communities across Los Angeles, destroying more than 10,000 structures.
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L.A. fires live updates: At least 10 killed as Los Angeles wildfires rage into fourth day
Multiple Los Angeles wildfires have caused deaths, mass evacuations and destruction to communities. Follow live updates on the Palisades, Eaton and other fires.
LA Firefighters Using Women's Purses to Battle Blazes? Not Exactly
Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying water in handbags.
Allstate Stock, Other Insurers Fall as Firefighters Begin Containing L.A. Fires. Record Losses Are Expected.
Shares in Mercury, a publicly-owned insurer highly exposed to California, crashed ahead of Friday's opening bell.
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High Winds Return as Firefighters Struggle to Contain L.A. Fires: Updates
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Elon Musk Blames LA Wildfires on Black Firefighters
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Firefighters battle to protect NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mt. Wilson
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7 injured including firefighters as crews battle 5-alarm Bronx apartment fire
The New York Fire Department is battling a 5-alarm blaze in the Bronx. Currently seven people including firefighters have ...
Forward Progress of the Wildfire Near Calabasas and Hidden Hills Has Been Stopped, Firefighters Say
The Kenneth Fire was threatening homes in the Hidden Hills, home to many celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Kris ...
Evacuation orders lifted as firefighters contain Sunset Fire in Hollywood Hills
All evacuation orders for the Hollywood Hills Sunset Fire have been lifted Thursday after water-dropping aircraft slowed the ...