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The loss due to the fire in Los Angeles alone is estimated to be around Rs 4.30 lakh crore ($50 billion). On Friday, about 1 crore people in this county received wrong fire exit alert (message to get out of the fire areas). Officials say that this problem is occurring due to fire in cellphone towers.
The fires have killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area. It has forced thousands of people to flee and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, burning an area larger than San Francisco. The fire started last Tuesday, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, which were expected to continue through midweek. Cal Fire said the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth and Hurst fires have scorched an area of about 160 square kilometers. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but initial estimates suggest it could become the costliest fire in American history.
such loss for the first time
The loss due to the fire in Los Angeles alone is estimated to be around Rs 4.30 lakh crore ($50 billion). On Friday, about 1 crore people in this county received wrong fire exit alert (message to get out of the fire areas). Officials say that this problem is occurring due to fire in cellphone towers.
there was not enough water to extinguish the fire
US President Joe Biden described the Los Angeles area battling the fires as a ‘battlefield’ and said that many people were still missing. Shortage of water has become a major issue amid efforts to extinguish the fire. California’s governor has called for an independent investigation into how water shortages have harmed the fight against fires in Los Angeles, the land of Hollywood stars. The governor has called for an independent investigation into claims of supply shortages at some fire hydrants and the unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.
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