Large-scale forest fires have engulfed the city of Los Angeles in California.
According to Voice of America, the forest is burning, and the flames have also spread to several residential areas and suburbs. The disaster destroys an area of at least 5,500 acres (2,225 hectares) in the north and northeast of the city.
A total of four fires were recorded.
Actor James Woods posted a video on social networks of a fire near his home, which he and his family were forced to leave.
For all the wonderful people who received from us, just to commit. Just letting you know that we were able to evacuate successfully. I don’t know at this moment when our house is still there, but there is no house on our small street. pic.twitter.com/xZjvsIg6Fg
– James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 7, 2025
We managed to evacuate successfully. At the moment, I don’t know if our house is still standing, but, unfortunately, the house on our small street is no longer there,” he wrote.
The actor posted a terrifying video of a fire in his vicinity online and announced the evacuation of children from several elementary schools.
We are fortunate that the Los Angeles Fire and Police Departments do their jobs so well. We’re safe. There are several elementary schools in our area, and the community made a huge effort to evacuate the children safely,” Woods wrote online.
Los Angeles County authorities announced the evacuation of 30 thousand residents. More than 13 thousand were at risk. buildings
Among the celebrities who have homes in the disaster area are Adam Sandler, Ben Affleck, Tom Gencks, and Steven Spielberg.
The fire engulfed Temescal Canyon, a popular tourist destination, as well as the famous Sunset Boulevard.
Palisades Charter High School, which was used as a location for Hollywood films, including the 1976 horror film Carrey, partially burned down. Due to the fire at the film studio, two film premieres were also canceled.
The roads became impassable due to the large influx of people. Many residents simply left their cars in the middle of the street.
As of January 8, more than 240,000 households are without power in Los Angeles County, according to the website PowerOutage.us.
Source: Racurs
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