Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16
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Los Angeles, United States: Firefighters were racing against time Saturday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, p...
Los Angeles, United States: Firefighters were racing against time Saturday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods.
At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters -- and millions of California residents.
Despite heroic efforts, including precision sorties from aerial crews, the Palisades Fire continued to grow Saturday, pushing east towards the priceless collections of the Getty Center art museum and north to the densely populated San Fernando Valley.
"We're a nervous wreck," Sarah Cohen told the Los Angeles Times of the threat to her Tarzana home.
"Every time they drop water, it gets better. But then it gets worse again."
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