Los Angeles firefighters hold the line despite extreme conditions


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025

Rescue personnel look for hazards and remains at the site of a burned building during the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, U.S., January 13, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as desert winds and a parched landscape presented extremely hazardous conditions.

Some 8,500 firefighters from at least seven states and two foreign countries prevented the blazes from growing for the second day running. Still, the fires have consumed an area the size of Washington, D.C.

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