In the wake of two devastating wildfires that have already claimed at least 24 lives, destroyed entire neighbourhoods, and burned an area the size of Washington, D.C., firefighters in Los Angeles prepared for the return of dry, strong winds on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service said that severe Santa Ana winds, which had been relatively calm since late last week, might ramp up from early Tuesday through Wednesday, with gusts of 80 to 112 kph possible over much of Los Angeles and Ventura County.
There were concerns that new fires would start and old ones might rekindle due to the red flag warning, which the weather service classified as an uncommon “particularly dangerous situation.” Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned locals, “This setup is about as bad as it gets.
More than 8,500 firefighters fought the two largest wildfires in existence both on the ground and in the air in preparation for the winds, hoping to stop them from spreading over night. Firefighting crews were pre-positioned by state officials in Southern California areas with heightened fire threat, including Los Angeles, on Monday. During last week’s strong winds, the Palisades and Eaton fires broke out on the city’s eastern and western slopes, but personnel have been able to contain them since the weekend.
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