Fires in California have a new focus that threatens to reignite fires in different areas

The fires in the United States do not let up and, although dozens of people are working tirelessly to mitigate the fire in Los Angeles, California, the recent winds have spread the flames in some parts of the affected territory and have put more areas of the territory at risk.

This Tuesday, January 14, one week has passed since the start of the emergency in Los Angelesthe second largest city in the United States, which has caused the death of 24 people, has disappeared another 23 and, for now, left more than 90,000 citizens homeless.

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Although workers are making progress in efforts to mitigate the fire and control much of this serious conflagration, the weather situation has not helped much. Contrary to this, some conditions such as strong hurricane winds have created a new focus that adds to the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst conflagrations.

It is about the focus called Autowhich occurred in Ventura County and threatens not only to fan the flames in areas where the emergency was believed to be under control, but also to affect more suburbs.

Las evacuationsTherefore, they also remain in force in affected areas or areas with potential risk.

The situation is chaotic and has caused panic and uncertainty among some people. In fact, the authorities have captured nine alleged perpetrators of looting in this area and lawsuits have already been filed against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

California fires: why was the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power sued?

In the midst of the critical panorama, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was sued because, according to the document, the utility company had not properly managed water supplies to fight the fire in Pacific Palisadesone of the affected areas.

While the city remains in this serious situation, a beach of Malibu It has become the temporary home of dozens of firefighters who work day and night to mitigate the fire.

This team has also been joined by the help of hundreds of California prisoners, who, side by side with the firefighterscontribute to mitigating the fire. It is estimated that about 930 inmate firefighters have arrived in the areas affected by the fire to combat the spread of the fire.