Wildfires still burning in Los Angeles; death toll rises to 11

Preliminary analysis by SCE of electrical circuit information for the energized transmission lines going through the area for 12 hours prior to the reported start time of the fire shows no interruptions or electrical or operational anomalies until more than one hour after the reported start time of the fire,

the utility reported

We are currently unable to confirm or comment on this."

However, minutes later, they responded with an email saying

California is deeply grateful for President @ClaudiaShein's support as we work to suppress the Los Angeles wildfires,

Newsom wrote

I just don't want someone to take my stuff."

Another Altaden

We returned on Wednesday afternoon and were allowed to drive in because of my press credentials,

she continued

There’s nothing left. I’ve been here about an hour and a half and I don’t want to leave,

Korn told the Associated Press

Everything that we know and love is gone.”

Patrick Williams, an Altadena resident who lost his home, told the AP

Patrick Williams (composer)american composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018)

This house, my whole city is gone,

Williams said

It took a while to get out,

Sherriff wrote

I grabbed my grandmother’s ring, passports, birth certificates, and left everything else to burn,

she wrote

Another round of gusty north to northeast winds will develop later Saturday into Sunday, then a stronger offshore wind event is possible between Monday night and Wednesday,

the NWS said

Still, the low humidities and the winds will combine to bring enhanced fire danger to the area. Residents are urged to stay tuned to latest information and remain vigilant in steps to protect your life and property.”

However, the agency warned

Karen Basslos Angeles Mayor

We are doing everything we can to bring the situation under control, and success has been reported,

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a news conference

It's not as gusty so that should help firefighters, hopefully,

NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli said

Kelly Fosterold psychiatrist

I can't describe it,

the 44-year-old psychiatrist Kelly Foster said as she combed through the ashy rubble where her home once stood with her children while smoke rose from neighboring homes and planes dropped water nearby

My brother-in-law is a fireman, and needless to say, they're frustrated and angry at the cuts the city made to the fire budget last year."

Others highlighted systemic failures, with one commenter stating

The scale of these fires is unlike anything we've seen,

Daum remarked in her podcast

The devastation is impossible to comprehend. Such a tragedy,

one listener commented

Meghan Daumamerican author, essayist, and journalist

When we think of people losing their homes in fires in California, we think of rich people, we think of those people abandoning their BMWs only to have them bulldozed,

Daum said

Meghan Daumamerican author, essayist, and journalist

This city will never be the same again,

Daum said