Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16
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![Firefighters monitor the Palisades Fire as it burns through the area on January 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The Palisades fire had grown to over 22,000 acres and has destroyed thousands of homes.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/310d874a-d0ab-11ef-9a28-005056bfb2b6/w:1280/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"CALIFORNIA","hash":"f48a9be2b3c884552ffcec5a2e275e2988833b98b751dc54ecd500bac0e63d2a","title":"Firefighters%20race%20to%20beat%20LA%20blazes","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/063_2193434337.webp)
Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighbourhoods. At least 16 people were now confirmed dead from fires that have ripped through the city, leaving communities in ruins and testing the mettle of thousands of firefighters – and millions of California residents.