Dry, windy weather persists in Los Angeles, which contributes to the further spread of fire to more and more areas of the Californian coast.. Similar weather conditions occurred a week ago, when the first fire points appeared.. Due to the wind, power lines could break, creating a spark that ignited a further large-scale fire. Bloomberg reported on some of the circumstances surrounding the fire in Los Angeles..

The agency reported during a live broadcast that a possible cause of fires in Los Angeles is a downed power line.. In addition, journalists clarified the consequences of a large-scale disaster on the US Pacific coast, which firefighters have still not coped with. As of today, the death toll is 16 people, 180 thousand have been evacuated.. people, $150 billion in damage was caused.

Journalists also explained that due to dry weather, the fire continues to move. According to officials, the fire spread further to the northeast and reached the elite areas of Brentwood and Bel Air.. Los Angeles County Commissioner Lindsey Gorvat explained that the evacuation zone has expanded. According to her, the fire is approaching the city’s cultural institutions - an architectural monument, the Getty Center art museum.. At the same time, there is hope that the building will stand, since it “has a fire-resistant structure.”. In addition, the University of California is under threat.

“Wind and dry conditions will keep the fire threat high in Los Angeles County,” County Fire Chief Anthony Marrona was quoted as saying by Bloomberg..

Details in favor of the version of a power outage were not found in the Bloomberg news. On January 11, the FoxNews channel posted a commentary by Bob Marshall, director of the local energy company Whisker Labs. According to him, several hours before the fire started, the number of reports of malfunctions increased at the point from which the fire spread. Special sensors placed in the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst areas signaled problems. The cause of those problems could be, for example, tree branches touching the wires during the wind.

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Let us note that on January 8, a large-scale fire broke out in Los Angeles, which moved towards the homes of the American rich and ordinary citizens.. Houses burned like matches, while firefighters could not cope with the fire. Local authorities said the problems arose due to a lack of water in the hydrants.. The reason for this situation is the actions of some local landowners. On social network X, one of the millionaires published an appeal to firefighters, in which he offered money to save his house.. Meanwhile, a number of celebrities have lost their estates, including Anthony Hopkins, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston and others.

We remind you that the publication Space showed photos from space that show the loss of control over the fire in Los Angeles.