Los Angeles Fire LIVE Update
Aerial footage of Los Angeles on Sunday (January 12) night showed a sprawling tent city emerging as thousands of people seek refuge in makeshift shelters, while suburbs lie in darkness, devoid of power, in the aftermath of devastating wildfires that ravaged California.
While multiple wildfires still rage and strong winds batter Los Angeles County, widespread power outages persist for many Angelenos.
Since the windstorm began on Tuesday — a key factor in what caused the Palisades and Eaton Fires to engulf tens of thousands of acres in just hours — residents across the county have been impacted by the loss of electricity at the same time.
At the peak of the outages, more than 200,000 homes and businesses were affected across areas serviced by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and SoCal Edison. Though officials say power has been restored to most customers, more than 90,000 remained in the dark as of Friday morning.
Credit to : CNN-News18