Los Angeles fires burn through city as death toll expected to rise

Burned areas cover more than 30,000 acres of LA and teams search for casualties as fires continue to rage

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Crews were combing through the rubble in Los Angeles with cadaver dogs in search of additional victims from the still burning fire siege that has forced tens of thousands to flee and reduced entire neighborhoods to ash.

Over the past two days, fast-moving wildfires, fanned by hurricane-force winds, have rampaged through communities, forcing nearly 180,000 people to evacuate and killing at least 10 people.