Some 1,000 structures destroyed, LA fire chief says, as sheriff, ordering 70,000 to evacuate, says force 'prioritizing life ...
Images of the devastation showed homes that had collapsed in a whirlwind of flaming embers. The tops of palm trees whipped ...
At least 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate — a number that kept changing because evacuation orders were continually being issued, officials said.