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I think that Angelenos are thinking, ‘This is going to go on and on and on. And what will become of us?’
This is my fourth fire and the only time we’ve ever left,
said Muffie Alejandro, 74, the owner of a manufacturing company who has lived near Eaton Canyon since 1989 The only thing I can think of that would compare with this would be a massive earthquake,
said Zev Yaroslavsky, 76, who served for decades in Los Angeles as a City Council member and county supervisor There’s a kind of mantra that when the wind blows, Los Angeles burns,
said D.J. Waldie, 76, a historian who has written extensively about Southern California and is a lifelong resident of the Los Angeles suburb of Lakewood We have a much better posture than we did on Tuesday and Wednesday,
There is no time to delay,
Margaret Stewart of LAFD said We have lost practically everything; the flames have consumed all our dreams,
A red flag warning signifies an increased risk of fire danger due to the combination of warm temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds,
The public is thus advised to use extreme caution with any potential ignition to prevent dangerous wildfires,
It’s too soon to conduct major searches of burned areas, and it’s not clear what authorities will find when they do search,
The Filipinos in SoCal (Southern California) are strongly encouraged to take safety precautions, heed local warnings and monitor developments."
Our death count today would be significantly higher without their heroic actions,
I am super nervous, scared because of everything that has happened in the other places,
One house is in flames, while next to it a house is untouched,
said photographer Dave Swanson I took an image of a charred staircase suspended in mid-air on what was left of a house's foundations,
And now those memories will be changed forever,
To our American neighbours: Canada's here to help,
We have to save lives, and we have to save homes,
Let me make it quite clear what's going to happen: The DA's office, working with law enforcement, is going to arrest you, they're going to prosecute you, and you will be punished to the full extent of the law. That's a promise."
District Attorney of Los Angeles County Nathan Hochman said in a video message to looter posted to X We just started seeing all these cars pull up, doors open, groups of men running up our street, going up to the doors of these houses."
Local resident Allison Agsten told KTLA