The number of fire victims in 1000 destroyed buildings in Los Angeles; The disaster is spreading
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr news agency, citing Al-Arabiya network, US authorities announced the death of at least 5 people in several fires in the forests northeast of Los Angeles in the state of California.
Assad Al-Najjar, chief engineer of the Los Angeles municipality, said in an interview to the Al-Arabiya network that we may be able to fully control these fires by Sunday.
American authorities announced that so far at least five people have died in these fires that occurred in the suburbs of Los Angeles and are still out of control. This is despite the fact that there is a possibility of increasing this statistic.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the death toll has risen from two to five and could rise further as the search continues. to be.
He added that the situation is still very unstable and he prays that the number of casualties will not increase, but the reality may be otherwise.
It is said that 3 fires are currently progressing in different areas of Los Angeles, and the largest one is the fire that occurred in the wealthy neighborhood of “Pacific Palisades” and so far More than 2,023 hectares of land in this area have been burnt.
This area is located between the Santa Monica and Malibu areas and is home to many famous artists.
The Eaton fire has also burned more than 809 hectares in the Altadina area, near Pasadena, and there are reports of two deaths in the area.
The Hirst fire in the Sylmar area of the San Fernando Valley has also burned more than 200 hectares of forest in this area.
Strong winds have greatly complicated the efforts to contain the fire and caused the flames to spread faster.
Anthony Maron, commander of the Los Angeles fire team, said in a press conference that more than a thousand buildings have been destroyed by these fires.
These three fires are still spreading and containment and rescue operations are ongoing.
