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The fire in the forests of California, America has now taken a terrible form. This fire has spread to Los Angeles and now Hollywood Hills. Due to this, about one lakh people have been forced to leave their homes. So far 5 people have also died.
Due to the fire in the Los Angeles area, authorities have asked millions of people to evacuate their homes as soon as possible. Clouds of smoke and dust are seen everywhere.
Actor Steve Guttenberg has described the fire in California as extremely bad. He released a video and said that I have never seen anything worse than this in my life.
Helicopters have been deployed to control the fires spreading in Pacific Palisades, Eaton and Hurst. Water is being sprayed from the helicopters. 15 thousand acres in Palisades, 10 thousand acres in Eaton and more than 500 acres in Hurst have been burnt to ashes.
Thousands of firefighters are working to control the fire. Los Angeles Fire Officer Kristen Crowley said that we are not out of the woods yet.
People fled, abandoning their vehicles on the streets. Emergency services bulldozed the vehicles. Some trees and vegetation on the Getty Villa grounds were burned, but staff and museum collections were safe because surrounding bushes had been cut down.
The fire first broke out on January 7. It spread due to strong winds. An area of several square kilometres has been burnt to ashes. Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire.
The situation was so dire that the Los Angeles Fire Department had to appeal for help from its personnel who were not on duty. Seeing the situation, President Joe Biden had to cancel his visit to Italy.
Governor Gavin Newsam visited the scene and said several houses were burned. He declared a state of emergency there.
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