OAN Staff Blake Wolf
1:01 PM – Monday, January 13, 2025
As the fires in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas continue to rage on, officials have confirmed that 24 people have been killed as a result of the catastrophe, along with 16 more missing as the death toll is expected to rise even higher.
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The devastating strength of the fires has been attributed to the strong Santa Ana wind gusts, with the National Weather Service announcing a red flag warning as winds continue to pick back up through Wednesday.
“You’re going to have really strong gusty Santa Ana winds, a very dry atmosphere and still very dry brush, so we still have some very critical fire weather conditions out…
