LA Wildfires Claim 16 Lives as Firefighters Struggle to Contain Blazes
The death toll from the wildfires devastating Los Angeles has risen to 16, according to the county medical examiner’s office. Strong winds have fueled the infernos, destroying entire neighborhoods in a city that has endured over eight months without significant rainfall. [PHOTOS]
Since the fires first began Tuesday just North of downtown LA, they have burned more than 12,000 structures, a term that includes homes, apartment buildings, businesses, outbuildings and vehicles.A preliminary estimate by AccuWeather put the damage and economic losses so far between $135-150 billion (€131-146 billion).
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