5 posts tagged ‘Los Angeles’
Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video)
Boing Boing,
Dramatic video circulating online shows two men and a dog staring out of wall-to-ceiling windows in their Los Angeles home as raging fire surrounds them. (See video below, posted by Mike Sington.) With not enough context or news sources (besides TMZ), it's not clear why the guys are still in the house, or if the video is even real. — Read the rest The post Stunning: 2 men and their dog stuck at home surrounded by Los Angeles fire (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.
Fire Hydrants in L.A. Stop Working as Firefighters Battle Historic Blazes
Gizmodo,
Two people have died and over 1,000 structures have been destroyed.
How to Help Victims of the L.A. Wildfires
The Cut,
Over 30,000 Los Angeles–area residents have been evacuated so far, and the blaze is only expected to get worse.
Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds
An out-of-control fire, fueled by "life-threatening" winds, has burned up nearly 1,300 acres in the hills of Los Angeles so far today, forcing at least 30,000 people to evacuate. And as of this afternoon, it has not been contained. From the Los Angeles Times: Darrin Hurwitz said what appeared to start as a small brush fire turned into a raging inferno within the space of about half an hour. — Read the rest The post Out-of-control fire burns 1,300 acres in hills of Los Angeles so far — fueled by "life-threatening" winds appeared first on Boing Boing.
Why the Noise of L.A. Helicopters Never Stops
The New Yorker,
The L.A.P.D. says it has the largest local airborne law-enforcement unit in the world. A recent audit found little evidence that its choppers deter crime.