California fire live updates: Wildfires raging in California’s Los Angeles have reduced around 12,000 structures to ash and killed at least 11 people so far. The blaze started on Tuesday partly due to gusts from the Santa Ana winds. Fires relented on Thursday, but forecasters warn they could pick back up later this weekend.…Read More
-The financial impact of the damage remains unclear. AccuWeather, a private firm providing weather data, estimated the toll to be about $135 billion to $150 billion. Government officials haven’t given a damage estimate yet.
-More than 5,300 structures, including celebrity homes of Jamie Lee Curtis and Billy Crystal, have been damaged or destroyed in the hilly coastal neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades.
-In the north of Pasadena, more than 7,000 structures, including homes, apartment or commercial buildings and vehicles, were burned.
-Officials said that more than 150,000 people are under evacuation orders as of Friday.
-17 million people across Southern California have been issued air quality and dust advisories as thick clouds of smoke and ash filled the skies.
-In Southern California, more than 175,000 customers were without electricity. Nearly half of them are from Los Angeles County.
-Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said that people looking to help residents affected by the blazes should be wary of possible fraud. “As horrible as this is, you see the best of people. You also see the worst of people,” Barger said. She suggested people could look to LAWorks.com/2025fires for ways to help.
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Jan 11, 2025 9:39 AM IST
California fire live updates: Fire agencies to probe possible Edison link to LA fire
California fire live updates: Edison International’s Southern California utility said fire agencies are investigating whether the company’s equipment was involved in the ignition of the Hurst Fire near San Fernando.
A downed conductor was discovered at a tower associated with the Eagle Rock Sylmar 220 kV circuit, the company said in a regulator filing Friday, citing preliminary information. Still, Southern California Edison said it doesn’t know whether the damage occurred before or after the start of the fire.
