At least 16 people are now confirmed dead from fires that have left communities in ruins across Los Angeles
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\nThe death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze that threatens the city\u2019s most famous landmarks.
\nNew evacuation orders were placed as firefighters raced against time to stop the fires from spreading before potentially strong winds returned.
\nThe fires that began on Tuesday just north of downtown Los Angeles have scorched tens of thousands of acres and more than 12,000 structures.
\nFirefighters for the first time made progress on Friday afternoon on the Eaton Fire north of Pasadena, which has burned more than 7,000 structures, a term that includes homes, apartment buildings, businesses, outbuildings and vehicles.
\nNo cause has been determined for the largest fires and early estimates indicate the wildfires could be the nation\u2019s costliest ever. A preliminary estimate by AccuWeather put the damage and economic losses so far between $135bn and $150bn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At least 16 people are now confirmed dead from fires that have left communities in ruins across Los Angeles California The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze that threatens the city\u2019s most famous landmarks. New evacuation orders were placed as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-455060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n