LA ablaze: ‘Hurricane-force’ winds fuel fires, 1000 properties destroyed

Email At least two people are dead as California remains engulfed in an apocalyptic inferno fuelled by winds of up to 160km/h, leaving authorities bracing for more death and destruction. Follow live updates.

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