They started working search teams. They have dogs trained to search for dead bodies at their disposal.
Yet evacuation order covered approx. 153 thousand peopleand 166 thousand warned of possible evacuation.
Police detained 22 people suspected of looting and violating curfew restrictions, said Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna.
Initial assessments by the fire brigade indicate that more than 12 thousand buildings. The fires totaled: area 145 square kilometers – reported the website of the Los Angeles Times newspaper.
Bitterness of the fire brigade and politicians
Settlements have also begun. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered state officials to find out why the tank with a capacity of 440 million liters was out of useand some the hydrants have dried up. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said the city had failed her department. without providing sufficient resources to extinguish fires. “When a firefighter approaches a hydrant, we expect there will be water in it,” she said.
However, experts interviewed by CNN journalists believe that even fully functional hydrants will fail they wouldn't make it extinguish fires of this scale. “I don't know of any water system in the world that would be adequately prepared for this type of event,” said Greg Pierce, a water resources expert at UCLA.
Fires in Los Angeles. It's still not safe
Saturday night over Los Angeles strong winds are expected to arrive again – warned David Acuna, chief of the Cal Fire Battalion, in an interview with CNN. In his opinion, there is a “serious threat” that active fires will spread. On Friday evening, when the wind subsided, firefighters were able to start use planes to drop water and fire retardants. “But when the wind picks up and starts carrying these hot sparks, we start to worry,” he added.
Authorities have not yet provided an estimate of the damage, but private companies believe it will amount to more tens of billions of dollars. Walt Disney What. announced on Friday that will donate USD 15 million to fight fires and help rebuild the city.