Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up

Powerful winds forecast for late Tuesday night threatened to whip up massive fires that are still burning around Los Angeles, possibly worsening a tragedy that has killed at least 25 people.

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Firefighters with the California Task Force 3 Urban Search and Rescue comb through the ruins of a beachfront house where victims of the Los Angeles fires are reportedly buried, in Malibu, California, on January 14, 2025. Powerful winds on January 14 threatened to rekindle and whip up major fires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles, killing at last 24 people and changing the face of America's second biggest city -- perhaps forever. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)

2025-01-15 11:02:43

Powerful winds forecast for late Tuesday night threatened to whip up massive fires that are still burning around Los Angeles, possibly worsening a tragedy that has killed at least 25 people.

A week after blazes erupted and spread uncontained, forecasters predicted "particularly dangerous" Santa Ana winds would spike.

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