#Los Angeles
# los-angeles - This year 2025
From the prison cell to the fireline - how California uses low paid prisoners to fight wildfires
According to statistics released by Californian Department of Corrections there are 950 prison firefighters across the various fires ravaging the scrub and suburbs of Los Angeles.
Looters 'dress as firefighters' as dangerous winds threaten to spread LA inferno even further
At least 16 people have been confirmed dead from blazes that have ripped through the city.
LA fires expand even further as curfew is enforced amid looting fears
A sunset-to-sunrise curfew took effect in evacuated areas.
Ten dead in LA wildfires as Joe Biden says the devastation reminds him of a 'war scene'
Fire crews are working through the night to tackle at least five separate wildfires across the city, as a shortage of water is felt by firefighters.
- The wildfires have claimed at least five lives while more than 130,000 people have been evacuated from their homes.
- Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton are among the stars to have lost their homes.
Several injured and thousands urged to flee homes as winds sweep wildfire through Los Angeles hillside
30,000 residents are currently under evacuation orders as California wildfires have exploded from 10 acres to more than 3,000 acres.