‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
NBC Los Angeles19d
Map: Where the Hughes Fire and other wildfires are burning in LA County
Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. The Hughes Fire started at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Castaic north ...
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Tropical Storm Helene destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in NC, FEMA maps show
Tropical Storm Helene destroyed nearly 1,000 homes when it tore through Western North Carolina Sept. 27, maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency show. The maps, which show verified ...
Orange County Register23d
As LA fires destroy homes, California’s housing crisis is about to get worse
The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-uncontrolled flames. Obviously the loss of so many ...
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LA fires: New maps and pictures show thousands of homes left in ruins
destroying tens of thousands of homes. Although it may take months to assess the extent of the property damage fully, inspections are already in progress. Preliminary maps from Los Angeles County ...