A fire in a Los Angeles neighborhood is less than a quarter contained

Wildfires in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​Los Angeles are only 22% contained. People are not allowed to return because of the severe fire. Suspilne reported this on Friday, January 17, citing John Clingingsmith, press officer of the crisis management team of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

He said the fire in the Pacific Palisades area “hasn’t intensified in recent days,” but “containment has slowed down” because the area is burning so fast.

“So what happens is our operational teams actually go out on the line and cut the unburned vegetation away from the burned vegetation. And this takes some time. They also actually do containment with shovels in their hands,” the press officer said.

According to him, it is most difficult for rescuers to work in the canyons because of their steep terrain.

“We have an international contingent of firefighters from Mexico. They brought a crew and a search and rescue team. We also have a contingent from Canada – that’s a team that joined us to learn how we do some things here in the US to how they do it in Canada,” the official said.

John Clingingsmith said the rescuers were divided into two groups working around the clock. Some crews are working to extinguish the fire, while others are working to restore structures in Pacific Palisades. There are 2,869 known destroyed structures in the area and another 12,250 structures are at risk.

The press officer said that people are forbidden to return to see what is happening in their home. Damage inspection teams work for this purpose.

He added that the containment line is “still a concern.” In total, only 22% was localized. Police found it difficult to discuss the cause of death. This will be clarified later in the investigation.

It was previously reported that Los Angeles was under a “pink blanket” due to firefighting aircraft using special fire-retardant mixtures to fight large fires.