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BREACKING NEWS- Los Angeles burns, evacuated 30,000 people; Firefighters Desperate: No more chance of stopping a fire, the worst is yet to come

Author: M.J. GDNUS

A forest fire raging with the luxurious part of Los Angeles destroying houses while 30,000 people were evacuated below the huge smoke clouds covering most of the city area.

At least 510 hectares of the Pacific Paliseids area were burned, between Sant Monica and Malibu, officials had already warned of the extreme fire risk due to strong winds that they arrived after a long-lasting drought.

California firefighters announced that the fire affected the area of ​​almost 3,000 hectares and gives zero percent under control.

The captain of the Los Angeles (Lafd) Fire Service (LAFD) Šeila Keliera told CNN for a long time for a long time to avoid such extreme fire behavior.

"Behind this is actually unpredictable winds," Keliher emphasized that the conditions like this had experienced such conditions only a few times during his 25 years.

Witnesses reported a large number of houses in the flame, which almost burned their cars when they fleeing the hill of the cannoning canyon as the fire spread to the Pacific Ocean.

Firefighters can't use air forces due to strong wind, she told the spokesman of the city authority.

"The worst is yet to come"

The BBC journalist Thomas Macintos spoke with the ecological expert for Chad Hanson, who warned that the firefighters expect an extremely difficult night.

"The most extreme weather conditions are expected between 2 and 6 am in the morning in the Pacific time. We are not even close to the worst possible conditions. The night will be extremely challenging," Hanson pointed out.

Fire teams fight Iton north of Pasadena, which grew into 400 hectares, but were forced from extreme winds to ground the planes, the Lisa Derderian spokesman said.

In a conversation for the CNN partner station KCAL, Derderian pointed out that objects are endangered and that urban authorities are working to organize accommodation and assistance for evacuated.

"Unfortunately, it's about the worst possible scenario we hoped we wouldn't experience it," she said.

There are currently 10 zones under the evacuation command, which means there is a "immediate threat to life" and residents must leave the area immediately.

An additional 18 zones are under a potential threat and a warning issued for possible evacuation.

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