Los Angeles Fire: Fire rampage in Los Angeles, thousands of buildings destroyed, 11 people lost their lives

Dry weather is thwarting fire control efforts

Two lakh other people have been asked to be ready to move to safe places. Strong winds and dry weather in the area are thwarting fire control efforts. This fire is considered to be the biggest tragedy in the state of California. The fire, sparked by a spark from Pacific Palisades, has been prevented from reaching the glory of the film world, Hollywood.

Every effort was made to prevent the fire from reaching the Hollywood Hills, which fortunately was successful. But strong winds in other areas are not allowing the pace of destruction to slow down. The fire has so far engulfed more than 36 thousand acres (56 square miles) of land and has burnt almost everything there to ashes.

The fire that broke out in Los Angeles County spread in five directions through the wind.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said the destruction felt as if an atomic bomb had been dropped on the city. The loss of property due to the fire so far is estimated at $150 billion. This may impose a heavy financial burden on the insurance companies operating in the area. The fire in Los Angeles County has spread in five directions by wind. Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire by throwing water and fire extinguishing chemicals from the sky through planes and helicopters. A large-sized Super Scooper aircraft was also hired from Canada for this work but it collided with a private drone and got damaged and had to be grounded. President Joe Biden has called this fire a major disaster.

Dissatisfaction over government measures to control fire

Biden has said that the federal government will complete 100 percent of the relief measures in 180 days. These will range from salaries to picking up debris from ruined buildings. But many victims have doubts about the government’s efforts. Kay Young, 63, from a weaker section of society, is crying while sitting on the steps of her house that was destroyed by the fire. He does not think that anyone will be able to restore the house where the victims lived. Many people affected by the fire have also been heard expressing their displeasure over the government measures to control fire.

Fire raging at five places, extinguished at three places

The fire is still out of control on 20 thousand acres of land between Santa Monica and Malibu in Los Angeles. Similarly, an area of ​​13,690 acres is on fire in Pasadena. Apart from this, 770 acres of land is currently burning in Hurst, 394 acres in Lydia and 960 acres in Kenneth. While small area fires in Woodley, Olivas and Sunset have been extinguished.

clouds of black smoke in the sky

Smoke rising from fires in residential buildings and other buildings has covered the sky of Los Angeles. This smoke is also flying due to the strong wind but its dense presence remains in the sky. This is also hampering the flying of planes and helicopters.

the wind speed decreased a bit

When the fire broke out on Tuesday, the wind speed in the area was up to 160 kilometers per hour. Due to this the fire spread very fast. But the wind speed was felt less on Thursday and is expected to reduce further at the end of the week. But he is still fast enough to thwart fire control efforts.

Relief measures by imposing curfew in many areas

The administration has imposed curfew in many areas affected by the fire and started removing the debris. The affected people are not being allowed to reach their destroyed homes. Meanwhile, incidents of looting have also come to light in some areas. Many people are also angry due to this. Many of the houses that have been destroyed belong to film personalities and other celebrities.

hands raised to help

Chef Jose Andres, who provides free food to disaster-stricken people around the world, has set up a food truck on the Pacific Coast Highway for the victims. People are taking food from there. Jose said, at this time the victims need love, sympathy and support. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has announced to donate 1 million dollars to help the families of the victims.

Difficulty in extinguishing fire, water ran out

The fire in Los Angeles has spread over such a large area that there is less water available. The water supply pipeline in the city to deal with emergencies is 100 years old. That pipeline is damaged or closed at many places. Therefore, at many places, fire department employees are facing shortage of water to extinguish the fire.

Insurance of 1,600 buildings was canceled in July

The insurance of 1,600 buildings in the Pacific Palisades area of ​​Los Angeles from where the fire started was canceled by the insurance company State Farm in July this year. Most of the buildings whose insurance was canceled have become victims of fire. This has come to light in the initial investigation into the cause of the fire.

Fire also broke out in Calabasas city

There has also been a major fire incident in the city of Calabasas, California. The fire that broke out here on Thursday has spread over one thousand acres of land. Calabasas is one of the most affluent cities in America and is home to many celebrity residences. The damage caused by this fire has not been estimated yet.