Kim Kardashian and her family were evacuated from their homes as the LA fires continue.
Fires have torn through California, affecting areas including the Hollywood Hills, Sunset Boulevard and reached areas such as Malibu – just 60 miles from where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle live. Since the fires broke out, at least 10 people have been confirmed dead. Forecasters believe that the situation will continue to get worse as heavy winds build up.
Authorities are currently monitoring five fires, with the largest two - one raging in Palisades and another in Eaton - having torn through a combined 34,000 acres of land.
Sources have told the Mirror that the Kardashian-Jenner family had safely evacuated their homes in Calabasas and Hidden Hills after a fire broke out on the border of Los Angeles and Ventura on Thursday, which started to spread threatening dozens of homes in the areas. However, the evacuation order around Calabasas and Hidden Hills has since been lifted according to local news outlets.
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AFP via Getty Images)Santa Ana winds saw the fire consume 960 acres of bushland by 5.30pm on Thursday, with local officials saying it was continuing to spread, as well as threatening homes in the Malibu Canyon area, north of the 1010 Freeway close to Calabasas. In a statement, the local incident commanders said: "The challenging terrain and persistent winds complicate suppression activities, necessitating heightened vigilance from residents and adherence to directives from local authorities."
Airplanes had continued to soar across the skies, dropping water on the fires in an attempt to put them out. Meanwhile, Los Angeles Police Department have since remanded a man in custody on suspicion of arson in the Woodland Hills area, five miles from where the fire was ignited. They stated that they couldn't connect whether the suspect was also linked to the Kenneth fire.
Governor Gavin Newsom said in an update that an extra 900 firefighters were being deployed in order to fight the devastating fires. In a statement shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: "First responders are rapidly responding to the Kenneth Fire, transporting water from Pepperdine University's Recycled Water Irrigation Reservoir via helicopter to firefighters on the ground in Calabasas. Multiple water refills in just a matter of minutes."
The Kardashian family have donated over $2,500 worth of meals to first responders working to fight the blaze and help people. Carousel Restaurant, an Armenian-Lebanese restaurant shared clips of meals that they have delivered to the first responders, with the family footing the bill.
In a post online, food containers could be seen on a table with a bill for $2,505.43. Captioning the upload, Carousel tagged Kim, Kourtney, Kendall Jenner, Rob Kardashian and Kris Jenner. They penned: "We proudly delivered meals to several fire stations today. Thank you to the frontline members for your dedication to your communities. A special thank you to the Kardashian family for funding the meals—your generosity knows no bounds."
While 10 people have been confirmed to have died in the disaster, the wreckage may disguise many more casualties, with emergency services now using specially-trained dogs to search for human remains. They were given access on Thursday to the charred remains of Californian properties as the grim search for fatalities continues.
State representatives have been keen outline the extreme danger posed by the fires, with locals told on Thursday evening to get out now or risk death. Senator Adam Schiff told Californians they "cannot outrun these fires" in an extraordinary statement in which he warned: "You're going to die."
Mr Schiff said: "If you stay, you're going to die. If you get an evacuation order, get the hell out. You may think you can outrun a fire, you cannot outrun these fires. If you stay, you're going to die in them." None of the fires have yet been contained, with Palisades and Eaton at zero and six percent respectively, and the remaining three - the Kenneth, Hurst and Lidia fires - at 35 percent, 37 percent and 75 percent contained respectively.
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