Over 1,000 structures destroyed and thousands evacuated in LA fire

It's just really weird coming back to somewhere that doesn't really exist anymore,

said Dylan Vincent, who returned to the neighborhood to retrieve some items and saw that his elementary school had burned down and that whole blocks had been flattened

We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away,

the Crystals wrote in the statement

When you look at the grand scheme of things, as long as your family is well and everyone's alive, you're still winning, right?"

she said

Those erratic wind gusts were throwing embers for multiple miles ahead of the fire,

he said

So we had to call a few people and then we had people messaging, asking if their house was still standing,

he said

One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground, ... It’s

he wrote on its social media platform Truth Social, adding

Due to the Sunset Fire, we have received evacuation orders and all Hollywood Bowl staff have safely evacuated the premises,

the historic concert venue announced in a statement on Facebook

As so many have been displaced by the fires, if you find yourself displaced and in need of a meal, please join us, compliments,

Bar Etoile, a restaurant in LA's East Hollywood neighborhood, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday night

State Parks was able to evacuate the horses and some of the cultural and historical artifacts, including artwork, at Will Rogers SHP ahead of the fire,

the service added

The fact-checking program was never going to save Facebook, but it was the last bulwark to complete chaos on the platform,

said a former head of a disinformation board within the Department of Homeland Security

We have a number of hospitals threatened, and if they have to be evacuated, it could become a crisis."

Dr. Puneet Gupta, the assistant medical director for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, warned the AP

We live right near the home in studio city that burned and there is zero chance it happened because of an ember from the other side of the hill. Breeze blowing the opposite direction. I'm with you, Henry,

said another

We need to seriously increase the arson penalties, because this is getting ridiculous,

one person wrote

It is certainly possible. We'll see if the authorities can produce any evidence?"

someone else commented

We were having dinner with the family and we just had to leave because the fire was coming so fast,

Darinka Whitmore from Eaton Canyon in Altadena, who fled with her husband and their four children, told The New York Times

The city is working aggressively to confront this emergency,

she said

We ask that you keep all of Los Angeles County in your thoughts and prayers,

he said

Broadly speaking, there is no water shortage in Southern California right now, despite Trump’s claims that he would open some imaginary spigot,

the governor said

But make no mistake, Los Angeles will rebuild stronger than ever.”

She said

Pacific Palisades is gone. All of it. And it didn’t have to happen." ... California deserves better. A beautiful state run by morons."

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