INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles infect the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after other fires in the area killed at least 5 people,
destroyed numerous homes and stretched firefighting resources and water products to the limit.More than 100,000 people were bought to
evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds impeded firefighting operations and spread out the fires, which have burned parched surface nearly
unobstructed given that they started on Tuesday, Reuters reported.&& This firestorm is the huge one,& & Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
informed a press conference after hurrying back to Los Angeles upon interrupting a main trip to Ghana.A new fire broke out in the Hollywood
Hills on Wednesday evening, Fire Chief Kristin Crowley told an interview, forcing more evacuations and raising to 6 the number of wildfires
burning in Los Angeles County.Four of them were 0% included according to state authorities, including a set of major conflagrations on the
eastern and western flanks of the city that continued to grow as night fell on Wednesday.In in between, the so-called Sunset Fire in
Hollywood Hills burnt 50 acres on Wednesday, Cal Fire said.Helicopter crews doused the flames with water drops, appearing to hamper its fast
Fire Department issued an evacuation order for individuals in an area within Hollywood Boulevard to the south, Mulholland Drive to the
north, the 101 Freeway to the east and Laurel Canyon Boulevard to the west &-- all renowned addresses for people in the home entertainment
industry.Within that area is the Dolby Theater, where the Oscars are held
Next week&& s Oscar elections announcement was already postponed by 2 days because of the fire, organizers said.Though reasonably little
compared to the others, the Sunset Fire burned just above Hollywood Boulevard and its Walk of Fame
It would need to cross the 101 Freeway to threaten the Hollywood sign and Griffith Observatory further up in the hills.On the west side of
Los Angeles, the Palisades Fire consumed 15,832 acres and numerous structures in the hills in between Santa Monica and Malibu, racing down
Topanga Canyon up until reaching the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday.Aerial video by KTLA television showed block after block of smoldering homes
in Pacific Palisades, the smoky grid periodically stressed by the orange blaze of another home still on fire.To the east, in the foothills
of the San Gabriel Mountains, the Eaton Fire claimed another 10,600 acres and another 1,000 structures, and eliminated at least 5
individuals, authorities said.Private forecaster AccuWeather approximated initial damage and financial loss at more than $50 billion.&& We
& re dealing with a historic natural catastrophe
And I think that can&& t be specified strong enough,& & Kevin McGowan, director of emergency situation management for Los Angeles County,
told a press conference.Even though forecasters said winds would go away briefly on Wednesday night, so-called red flag conditions were
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