30,000 ordered to flee Los Angeles-area wildfire; 13,000 structures threatened

LOS ANGELES —  Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a fierce windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday. The blaze could be seen for miles as scores of residents abandoned their cars and fled on foot to safety as roads became blocked. About 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures are under threat, said Kristin Crowley, fire chief of the Los Angeles. Fire Department. California Governor Gavin Newsom said he saw “many structures already destroyed.” Officials did not give an exact number of structures damaged or

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