Two men have been arrested outside Kamala Harris’s home in a suburb of Los Angeles where homes have been evacuated as wildfires continue to spread across the city. Police detained the pair for breaking curfew rules early on Saturday after receiving a call about a potential burglary.
The LAPD has since released the men, saying they found no evidence they were committing a crime. The Telegraph reports that it is still unclear what the men were doing on the property or whether the incident will be investigated further. Active duty US military personnel stand ready to deploy to contain wildfires that have ripped through Los Angeles, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said on Sunday in an interview on ABC's "This Week" program.
The death toll from the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area has risen to 16 as crews battled to cut off the spreading blazes before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward some of the city's most famous landmarks. Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades Fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton Fire, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said in a statement Saturday evening.
The previous number of confirmed fatalities before Saturday was 11, but officials said they expected that figure to rise as teams with cadaver dogs conduct systematic grid searches in levelled neighbourhoods. Authorities have established a centre where people can report the missing.
