Los Angeles currently looks like a post-apocalyptic nightmare as a series of wildfires have broken out and rampaged the surrounding area leaving over 1,000 structures completely annihilated. And where is President Joe Biden while all of this is going on? As Rome burned while the Emperor Nero played the fiddle, so does Los Angeles while Biden eats ice cream. We need President-elect Donald Trump in office just as soon as possible.
One of the neighborhoods that has been hardest hit is Pacific Palisades. Thousands of people have now found themselves displaced and without homes. And what’s worse, according to a report from Fox News, officials have revealed that zero percent of the fires have been brought under control. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as 30,000 residents have been issued evacuation orders. More than 200,000 people are now without power in Los Angeles County. Things are quickly devolving into chaos.
At least two people have been killed and “several” firefighters and civilians have been injured in the at least four wildfires burning across California on Wednesday. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said the two fatalities were caused by the Eaton fire. Authorities emphasized at the Wednesday press conference that Los Angeles is “not out of danger yet,” citing high winds that continue to spread the flames. Firefighters successfully contained a fifth wildfire in Tyler, California, but four blazes remain surrounding Los Angeles in the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Woodley.
Police have already arrested two people for looting empty homes evacuated due to deadly wildfires in California, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Wednesday. Luna appeared with other state officials at a Wednesday press conference and warned potential looters to stay away from the area.
“It’s always sad when I have to say this, but part of our responsibility is to make sure that no one loots or steals from our residents, our community members who are already being impacted,” Luna went on to say. “And I’m sad to report, we made two arrests this morning for looting already. So if you are thinking about coming into any of these areas to steal from our residents, I’m going to tell you something. You’re going to be caught, you’re going to be arrested, and you’re going to be prosecuted. Don’t do that. Stay out of these areas. It’s only for emergency workers and people who live there.”
In Tyler, California, firefighters announced they had managed to contain 50 percent of a wildfire on Wednesday, but in Los Angeles County, four fires were, as of this writing, still burning out of control. Firefighters first responded to the raging inferno in Tyler sometime in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The flames had spread across 15 acres before the beast was tamed.
“The Palisades Fire, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, began in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly engulfed 200 acres within an hour, surging to nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported,” the article stated.
A number of events and facilities all across L.A. have been canceled and closed down. Pray for the people of Los Angeles and those who are risking their lives to get these fires under control.
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