New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres
- 23-Jan-2025
A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people. The Hughes fire about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles further taxed firefighters in the […]
Los Angeles homeowners face price gouging after wildfires
- 19-Jan-2025
Jay Gilberg bought a five-bedroom, 4,800-square-foot (446-sq-meter) home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in June to merge two households, bringing his two daughters, his girlfriend, and her teenager together under one roof in what he described as “a very happy home.” Six months later, that home is gone, one of an estimated […]
Los Angeles wildfires embolden LA28 critics
- 16-Jan-2025
Wildfires that devastated neighbourhoods across Los Angeles have provided fresh motivation for critics of the 2028 Games and complicated the effort to host the world’s biggest sporting event, but experts say a relocation would be unlikely. The fires that officials said could rank as the most devastating natural disaster in U.S. history continue to rage […]
Oscar nominations postponed again due to LA wildfires
- 14-Jan-2025
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has postponed the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations for a second time because of the ongoing wildfires in LA, organizers said on Monday. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu- Click Here The nominations for the film industry’s highest honours, Oscars, will now be announced on January 23. […]
Los Angeles on high alert
- 13-Jan-2025
Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have leveled whole neighborhoods and claimed the lives of at least two dozen people. Dry Santa Ana winds of up to 50 to 70 miles per hour (80 to 112 kph) were forecast to […]
Animal rescuers care for LA fire evacuees – dogs, donkeys, horses
- 13-Jan-2025
The pitbull mix arrived at Pasadena Humane covered in ash, his paw pads ulcerated from walking on fire debris, his lungs choked with smoke due to Los Angles wildfire. A good Samaritan found the dog lying in rubble in Altadena, wrapped him in a blanket and brought him to the shelter. Still too weak to […]
Before and after: Watch the destruction caused by Los Angeles wildfire
- 12-Jan-2025
Before one of the most destructive fires in California history swept through, the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Los Angeles’ west side was filled with expensive homes fronted by green, well-tended landscaping and popular boutiques and cafes. This week, the Palisades Fire leveled much of it to blackened rubble. To see what has been lost, a […]
Mel Gibson’s $14.5mn home burned in Los Angeles wildfire
- 12-Jan-2025
LOS ANGELES: American actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson’s home worth $14.5 million was gutted in the Los Angeles wildfires. In the podcast, the Oscar-winning film star said his property in Malibu city was completely toasted. Mel Gibson criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for the crisis, saying that “Newsom claimed he was going to take care […]
Los Angeles wildfire switches direction, posing new threat
- 11-Jan-2025
LOS ANGELES: The largest of the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles this week was reported to have shifted direction on Saturday, triggering more evacuation orders and posing a new challenge to exhausted firefighters. Six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County neighborhoods since Tuesday have killed at least 11 […]
Los Angeles wildfire economic loss estimates top $150 bln
- 11-Jan-2025
LOS ANGELES: U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather said that estimated damage and economic loss from the California wildfire, already one of the worst in history, is over $150 billion at a preliminary level. Raging wildfires in Los Angeles killed several people, destroyed hundreds of buildings and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies since they began on […]