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Los Angeles Wildfires LIVE: Crews Scramble To Contain Blazes Ahead of High Winds | California Wildfires LIVE | CNBC TV18
Source: AP
Live from various locations in California after fires raging in the Los Angeles area reduced some 12,000 structures to ash and rubble, killed at least 11, displaced thousands of others and spread over an area larger than the size of San Francisco.
Live Updates: New evacuation orders in Palisades Fire as blaze moves east, L.A. death toll rises
Firefighters are entering a critical stage of their six-day battle against deadly Los Angeles wildfires. Crews report progress across the county, but dangerous Santa Ana wind conditions threaten to return early this week.
• The coastal Palisades Fire is at least 11% contained but has moved inland toward Brentwood and other communities near the Getty Center and UCLA. More than 150,000 residents remain under evacuation orders, as the Eaton Fire in Altadena and other blazes continue to burn.
• Officials have confirmed at least 16 deaths, but say it’s not yet safe to assess the true total. Here’s what we know about the victims so far.
The number of people missing and unaccounted for as a result of the northern California wildfire has risen sharply to 631, an increase of more than 500 since Wednesday. Almost 8,000 homes were destroyed as the fire tore through the town of Paradise, killing at least 63 people
California Los Angeles Wildfires LIVE Updates: Raging wildfires have surrounded Los Angeles, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate.
Fierce wildfires burning out of control in the greater Los Angeles area have killed at least six people and forced nearly 180,000 more from their homes. Authorities said the total number of deaths is unknown.
Dry conditions and powerful winds sparked at least five fires, causing unprecedented scenes in areas not known for fires.
The Palisades Fire has burned through more than 17,200 acres, almost 27 square miles. It has destroyed 1,000 structures and was 6% contained tonight.
Billy Crystal lost the Pacific Palisades house where he had lived since 1979.Paris Hilton watched her Malibu beach mansion burn down on live TV. Jamie Lee Curtis, James Woods, Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill and Maria Shriver were among the other celebrities forced to evacuate as out-of-control fires in Los Angeles swept across some of the most lavish real estate in the world.
Live from Pacific Palisades, as California firefighters are battling wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the Los Angeles area. The blazes that burned uncontained early Wednesday have destroyed homes, clogged roadways as tens of thousands fled and strained resources

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