California Forestry and Fire Protection Agency CalFire told Breitbart News on Thursday morning that eight people were confirmed dead in Pacific Palisades as a result of the Palisades Fire, and 15 people remain missing.
Search and rescue teams from across the state and from the FBI are working to search for the missing persons and, if necessary, identify the remains.
Public information officer Capt. John Klingsmith Jr. said firefighters and paramedics empathize with people trying to re-enter the Palisades to see if their belongings are still intact or destroyed. spoke.
He understood the need to “begin the healing process” to find property and obtain proof of insurance.
But given the continued hotspots on many streets and the work of various agencies, including emergency personnel, utility companies and search and rescue teams, he said it was still too dangerous to allow public access. said.
“All of the different organizations…we meet every day to make sure the area is safe for people to go into,” he said. There were two days last week when residents were guided, but this week ended with strong winds for the second time.
Mr Klingsmith said more than 12,000 structures were still under “threat” from the fire, with 508 damaged and just under 3,000 destroyed.
Two international teams have arrived, one from Canada and one from Mexico, and a team from Israel is on its way.
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