Oscar award voting and nominations delayed by Los Angeles County fires
The Oscar voting nomination process and nominations announcements have been pushed back by two days due to the wildfires raging across Los Angeles County.
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The Oscar voting nomination process and nominations announcements have been pushed back by two days due to the wildfires raging across Los Angeles County.
A growing list of restaurants and landmarks are among the thousands of buildings destroyed by the Palisades Fires, which continues to burn along the Los Angeles County coastline as of Thursday morning.
Several houses of worship were among the many buildings in Altadena destroyed by the Eaton Fire, which continues to rage after igniting late Tuesday evening.
The entire Angeles National Forest will be temporarily closed to the public through January 15, according to a statement released by the United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.
Santa Monica has declared a sunset to sunrise curfew in mandatory evacuation areas as the Palisades Fire continues to rage.
The action will provide federal funding assets to people who have been impacted by the group of wildfires ravaging Los Angeles County.
The Bunny Museum, which touted nearly 50,000 bunny-related items and was marketed as "the world's only museum about everything bunny," burned to the ground while the devastating Eaton Fire continues to burn in Altadena.
The majority of evacuations for the Sunset Fire have been lifted Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire.
Another fire in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday has prompted evacuation orders near the Los Angeles County neighborhood Action.
Cal Fire said crews will continue reinforcing and maintaining the wildfire's containment lines as critical fire weather is here.
Firefighting crews from Northern California and Arizona have been deployed to assist with the trio of devastating wildfires currently raging in Southern California.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday.
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for the Pacific Palisades after a massive wildfire erupted on Tuesday, quickly growing to engulf more than 2,900 acres and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.
After killing at least nine people, the Palisades Fire continues to burn as residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings, with the next Santa Ana wind event continuing fire danger.
With yet another major Santa Ana wind event closing in on most of Southern California, local authorities are already taking steps to ensure a swift response to any emergencies that may arise.