LA fires horror in full from toxic water to deadly air and twist that could destroy whole city
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Residents in and around Los Angeles have experienced unimaginable terror and heartbreak over the past week. Wildfires have ravaged multiple parts of LA and continue to tear across California, the most populous state in America, threatening areas including Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Montecito. More than 10,000 homes have been destroyed, with more than 150,000 forced to evacuate, while others devastatingly haven't made it out alive.
As fears surrounding the flames continue, three wildfires ravage on. The largest, the Palisades, has burnt through more than 23,000 acres and is only 13 percent contained, while the Eaton fire has burnt through more than 14,000 acres and is 27 percent contained. The Hurst fire has burnt through 799 acres and has almost been fully contained.
Officials believe the fire was first ignited behind a home on Piedra Morada Drive, located above a densely wooded arroyo in the star-studded Pacific Palisades community. This once-glamorous postcode has now been left in ruins, with a number of celebrity mansions reduced to ashes. Here, The Mirror looks at the horror that remains...
On Sunday, the Los Angeles County medical examiner updated the death toll to 24, with a further 16 people currently missing. Sixteen of the people who died were found in the Eaton fire zone, while eight people were found in the Palisades area. Rory Sykes, a British-born former child star, who was blind and had cerebral palsy, is among those who tragically lost his life.
His mother, Shelley Sykes, was suffering a broken arm at the time of the incident and wasn't able to evacuate her 6ft 5in son on her own. She said: "I couldn't lift him. I couldn't move him. He was my baby, and he died needlessly. Guess what didn't work? 911. All the phone lines were down." Rory, who appeared on Kiddy Kapers as a child, died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
