Los Angeles Braces for More Firestorms as Death Toll Hits 24
- Extreme fire conditions forecast for Monday and Tuesday
- More than 40,000 acres have burned in region’s largest blazes
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Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California face a second week of fierce winds that are turning wildfires into blowtorches, putting lives at risk and destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks.
Extreme fire conditions are forecast across 2,267 square miles (5,872 square kilometers) around Los Angeles Monday and Tuesday as winds rise again, whipping flames with tropical-storm-strength gusts, the US Storm Prediction Center said. An even larger area of about 9 million people is under critical conditions until Wednesday.