Article 6TG8Z LA fires: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfires as evacuations spread

LA fires: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfires as evacuations spread

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Cecilia Nowell and Edward Helmore
from US news | The Guardian on (#6TG8Z)

Neighborhoods under orders now include Encino and Brentwood, with the Getty Center and its art collection

Thousands of firefighters labored to contain the four wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area Saturday before evening winds forecasted to fan additional flames.

In the Pacific Palisades, incarcerated firefighters dug wide trenches across the charred landscape in an attempt to contain the blaze, which has been called the most destructive in the city's history. Across the city, in Altadena, first responders dragged hoses over burned-out cars and rebar. In Mandeville Canyon, where the Palisades fire grew closer to the UCLA campus - prompting evacuation orders across the Brentwood and Encino neighborhoods - firefighting planes dropped water and retardant in an aggressive aerial attempt to halt the fire's path.

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