LOS ANGELES: More than 2,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been damaged or destroyed and at least five people are dead in wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory.
The five bodies were found in three structures in Altadena, where the Eaton fire exploded Tuesday night, giving residents little time to flee. It is estimated that more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed in the Palisades fire and another 1,000 either damaged or destroyed in the Eaton fire, according to the L.A. County Fire Department.
Firefighting resources were strained further when the Sunset fire erupted in the Hollywood Hills area around 5:45 pm Wednesday, prompting evacuations in the Runyon Canyon area. About four hours later, it had burned 60 acres.