Strong winds fuel LA fires

A massive rescue and clean-up operation is under way in Los Angeles County (LA), in the state of California, US, after thousands of people’s homes were destroyed by wildfires (rapidly spreading fires that begin in areas such as forests or grassland). What happened? The fires started on 7 January in different parts of LA. The biggest fire began in a hilly area called Pacific Palisades and quickly spread to nearby homes. Two more fires broke out in other areas of LA on the same day, and five more started in California on 8 January. Nearly 180,000 people were told to leave their homes, more than 12,000 buildings have been destroyed by the fires and 25 people have died. Officials said at least 16 people were missing. Investigators are looking into…

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