Los Angeles Firefighters Struggle To Contain Deadly Wildfires Even as Santa Ana Winds Subside

Blame game begins at Los Angeles despite progress against new wildfire flare-ups.

AP/Etienne Laurent
Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beachfront property at Malibu Wednesday. AP/Etienne Laurent

Fighters at Los Angeles began to make progress against at least five separate fires burning Thursday as the Santa Ana winds fueling the inferno subsided slightly and the devastation across the region started to come into clearer focus with the smoke clearing.

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