Fires Deal Another Blow to Reeling Entertainment Industry, City
First came the pandemic. Then came the strikes. Now, the fires.
A home reduced to stone and ashes from the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Jan. 9.
Photographer: Michael Nigro/BloombergEvery Angeleno has experienced an earthquake, but the threat of fire has often felt more distant. We’ve watched on TV as wildfires destroyed other parts of California, sometimes the outer edges of our own communities. We’ve seen major parklands burn. But modern cities don’t just ignite.
Then again, LA is unique. Los Angeles County consists of hundreds of neighborhoods and more than 80 cities scattered across mountain ranges, valleys and beaches. It’s a desert and a beach town and a forest, which means you can hike, surf and ski in the same day.