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24 Dead in Southern California Fires

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Dangerous winds are forecast to return to Southern California as deadly wildfires in the area continue to burn.  Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin says the Eaton fire has hit his community hard.

The death toll in the fires is up to 24 people with the Governor saying there are “likely to be a lot more.”  The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst Fires have been burning for six days now.  More than 100-thousand people are under evacuation orders while another 87-thousand are under evacuation warnings.  The Palisades Fire is just 13-percent contained, the Eaton Fire 27-percent and the Hurst Fire 89-percent.