Wildfires turning inland and gusting winds...Beverly Hills is dangerous, too?

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As wildfires in LA continue to spread, beach fires are turning inland, threatening even the famous Getty Museum and Beverly Hills.

On top of that, with another strong wind forecast until Wednesday, it is struggling to stop the spread of the flames.

Reporter Park Young-jin reports.

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405 Highway in L.A., notorious for traffic jams,
The 'Felise Wildfire' turning toward the interior of
is approaching threateningly.

As the fire spread toward the city, major attractions such as the Getty Museum of Art were also ordered to evacuate, and nearby UCLA and Beverly Hills were in a situation where they could not be relieved.

Thousands of firefighters are struggling, but the rate of major wildfires is still in the 10% range,
I'm very nervous that another strong wind will be predicted to spread to make the
snow worse.

[Anthony Marrone / LA County Fire Chief: Weather conditions from this evening through Wednesday are expected to heighten the risk of the blaze spreading.]

During the evolutionary work, there was a dispute over responsibility for water shortages.

Following California Governor Gavin Newsom's order to determine the cause, the Los Angeles Fire Department director criticized the city's fire budget cuts and poor water management for raising the situation.

A war of words continued between the city and the fire authorities, citing personal history, and eventually the two sides ended with a message of unity.

[L.A. Mayor Karen Bas/LA: Our number one duty to the citizens of Los Angeles right now is to get through this crisis.]

In response to the hydrant's water depletion, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced that there was no problem with the water supply, saying that the hydrant's water pressure had fallen due to a huge increase in water demand during the evolutionary work.

It also explained that the shutdown of the reservoir in question was intended to provide safe drinking water.

I'm Park Youngjin of YTN.


Video editing: Lee Young-hoon


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