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As the Los Angeles region continues responding to this unprecedented crisis, the health and safety of our students and employees are of the utmost importance,
the district said in a statement
The smoke is a toxic soup,
Brian Rice, president of the statewide California Professional Firefighters union said on Wednesday, imploring tourists to stay out of the vicinity
We are deploying LAPD officers to respond to Hollywood to help alleviate evacuation traffic, ... We are working urgently to close roads, redirect traffic and expand access for LAFD vehicles to respond to the growing fire.”
Bass wrote on XI don’t have a lot of information,
Crowley saidOne day you’re swimming in the pool and the next day it’s all gone,
Woods said as tears came to his eyesAfter returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead,
she said in a statementI can tell you we’re throwing all of our available resources at it as we speak,
she addedI will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA,
Trump wroteBut make no mistake, Los Angeles will rebuild stronger than ever,
she saidIt’s just really weird coming back to somewhere that doesn’t really exist anymore,
said Dylan Vincent, who returned to the neighborhood to retrieve some items and saw that his elementary school had burned down and that whole blocks had been flattenedThose erratic wind gusts were throwing embers for multiple miles ahead of the fire,
he saidWhen you look at the grand scheme of things, as long as your family is well and everyone’s alive, you’re still winning, right?”
she said
We are prepared to do anything and everything, as long as it takes."
US President Joe Biden has pledged the full support of the federal government, stating
This is what's left of our beautiful home."
Billy Crystal expressed heartbreak over the loss of his family’s residence, while Cameron Mathison shared footage of his destroyed home, writingActive water drops are taking place,
she reported before her departureHeartbroken beyond words. Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,
she wrote on Instagram, alongside a screenshot of a news segment
Words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing,
the couple said in a joint statement
Quick update, we had to leave Hollywood,
Cook said on his Instagram storyWe pray for the safety of the firefighters and first responders,
the statement addedMy 11:11 Media Impact Team is already reaching out to nonprofit organizations today to figure out how we can best support the communities impacted by these fires,
she continued