Two people have died following the fires affecting California, near Los Angeles, according to the latest situation update from the Los Angeles firefighters this Wednesday.
Two people have died following the fires affecting California, near Los Angeles, according to the latest situation update from firefighters this Wednesday, January 8.
“We have over 500 people affected and, unfortunately, we have two reported deaths, two civilians,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said.
“Many” other people were seriously injured in the fire in Eaton, north of Los Angeles. 1,000 buildings were destroyed, he said at a press conference.
-During his speech, Anthony Marrone specified that this fire ravaged more than 800 hectares. By adding the fires affecting other localities (Palisades, Woodley and Hurst), “more than 2,000 hectares have burned”, according to the Los Angeles firefighters.
For his part, the Los Angeles sheriff said that more than 30,000 people have received evacuation orders due to the Eaton fire.
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