At least 10 people have died due to the fierce fire that spread in Los Angeles, California. Officials have said that they are preparing to deploy California National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles and surrounding areas affected by the fire.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said late Thursday that 10 people were dead and large parts of the second-largest city in the United States were left in ruins, and that the California National Guard was preparing to deploy.
The operation to extinguish the fire continued throughout the night. The driver of the helicopter that sprinkled water to extinguish the fire said that the slowness of the wind helped the fire extinguishing operation. However, new fires continue to emerge.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said he plans to impose a nighttime curfew and that the state's National Guard is patrolling the affected area.
Governor Gavin Newsom has said that thousands of military personnel and government employees have been deployed. According to Luna, the authorities are patrolling the rescue area and anyone who does not live there will be arrested based on their ID.
The largest fire has spread to about 20,000 acres (800 hectares) around Pacific Palisades, while another fire around Altadena has burned 13,700 acres.
Firefighters say the Pacific Palisades fire is 6 percent contained and the fire is under control.
