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The night Chicago died is now the refrain of residents living in various parts of Los Angeles, California. Except, they’re saying it’s the night Los Angeles died. As ‘apocalyptic wildfires’ ravaged neighborhoods in five areas across Los Angeles County, the scale of destruction was unprecedented. The cost of rebuilding the damages after the Chicago fire was $200 million. That is about 5.5 billion dollars today adjusted for inflation. According to J.P. Morgan Chase, rebuilding the latest California wildfires will cost about $50 billion.
In 1871, six years after the enslaved were emancipated, Chicago, Illinois, experienced America’s worst mass fire.
The fire, which burned from October 8 to 10, 1871, was catastrophic. It claimed the lives of 300 people, engulfed over 17,000 buildings, and left more than 100,000 people homeless, leaving a lasting impact on the city.
California authorities have issued a dire order as the sun sets: 180,000 residents must evacuate to safer grounds. For many, this means leaving behind the only place they’ve ever called home.
An Incompetent California Governor, Newsom
Under the leadership of Gov Gavin ‘Newscum,‘ California has seen a hyper-increase in its homeless population. California boasts a homeless population of more than 187,000 people sleeping on the streets or in shelters.
Instead of addressing the root causes of homelessness, Gavin has decreed that people experiencing homelessness be designated as ‘Unhoused.’ This superficial name change does little to improve their wretched conditions, raising questions about the effectiveness of his policies.
The Hollywood deep fake governor wants to become President of the United States. What will his mantra be? Let’s destroy America as I have done to California.
California authorities have reported seven fire-related deaths. Many residents have described the raging infernos as ‘apocalyptic, unprecedented, a tragedy, or like a bomb went off.’ Pasadena City Mayor Victor M. Gordo advises that over 1,000 structures have been destroyed. Others have estimated as many as five or eighteen times that number.
“Destroyed structures” include homes and vehicles.
The first reports of a fire in the heavily populated Palisades neighborhood of about 24,000 residents came in at about 2100 hours on Tuesday. The ‘wildfires’ quickly raged out of control of responding firefighters. As of 2200 hours on Thursday, 1800 acres had burned in Palisades.
The fires were zero percent under control. Two of the seven lives lost due to the fire lived in the Palisades neighborhood. Firefighters are working around the clock to douse the flames.
Other L.A. neighborhoods on fire include Hurst, reported to have burned 700 acres; Lidia, which has burned 370 acres; and Sunset, which has burned 60 acres. Firefighters have contained about 65% of the Lidia neighborhood fire.
President Biden Sending Aid: FEMA On The Ground.
President Biden has declared the area a national emergency, making it possible for FEMA to give well-needed aid. Records show the L.A. Fire Department has an estimated 5,000 employees. However, on Thursday, authorities said nine thousand L.A. firefighters were battling the wildfires.
President Biden has ordered 400 federal firefighters, 500 wildlife clearance personnel, and 30 firefighting planes to assist in L.A.
Insurers Dropped Residents Just Before Blaze.
Many Los Angeles residents are crying foul because of insurers’ actions. State Farm Insurance and All-State reportedly dropped tens of thousands of policyholders just before “fire season.” In some cases, they refused to renew customers’ policies. Last year, State Farm dropped 70% of its customers and declined to renew their insurance policies. Yet the company asked California to approve a 28% rate hike, while All-State asked for a 40% rate hike.
The question remains: Every major disaster causes the federal government to pour billions of dollars in aid, and private companies also lend a central helping hand. Why are insurers running away from their responsibilities after they collect billions from their clients?
Clinton Franklin is a formally trained Computer Scientist and a writer at heart. Clinton is an avid observer of nature and a lover of people and diverse cultures. He adheres to the adage, “Think globally, but act locally.”
It is crucial to be forward-thinking but not a forward person. “Be kind to everyone you meet because each carries his heavy burden…” Plato.
Embrace the three Constants: Change, Justice, and Rightness.
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