At least two people died and several were seriously injured in the fires that broke out in the suburbs of Los Angeleson the west coast of USAthe firefighters reported this Wednesday.
“Unfortunately, we have two people deceased, for now from unknown causes, and a significant number of injured,” declared the head of the fire department of Los AngelesAnthony Marrone.
The fire started on Tuesday in Pacific Palisadesneighborhood of luxurious homes for celebrities Hollywoodin the mountains overlooking the northwest of the city.
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“More than 2 thousand hectares have burned and the fire is growing,” he indicated. Marrone.
A second large fire was burning around Changednorth of the city, where images showed flames consuming entire streets.
Authorities issued evacuation orders for about 30,000 people. Panicked residents had to abandon their vehicles on one of the only roads in and out of the area, fleeing the accident on foot.
To access the exclusive neighborhood, firefighters had to use excavators to remove dozens of vehicles from the road, including expensive BMW, Tesla and Mercedes models, in some cases with mangled bodies. The fire caused a huge cloud of smoke.
The governor of the state of CaliforniaGavin Newsom noted at a press conference on Tuesday night that there were “many destroyed building structures.”
Winds up to 160 km/h in Los Angeles
Some events scheduled in the city were suspended, one of them the premiere of the new movie Jennifer Lopez“Unstoppable.”
The trees and vegetation around the Getty Villa burned. However, the structure and its collections of Roman and Greek antiquities were saved, the museum announced on its website. X.
The actor James Woods He published a video on that same platform in which he shows the flames devouring trees and bushes around his house, while he prepared to evacuate. “I can’t believe our sweet little house in the hills has endured so much. It’s like losing a loved one,” she said.
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Warm winds from Santa Anatypical of the California winter, blow at speeds of up to 160 km/h, depending on the Meteorological Service (NWS), which is considered enough to spread the flames very quickly and constitute a “fatal danger.”
This Tuesday the president of the United States, Joe Biden would visit Los Angeles to announce the inauguration of two new national monuments but the event was cancelled.
The Democratic ruler immediately announced a federal aid package for the area.
Scientists have repeatedly highlighted that climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events.
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