Wildfire smoke fills the air over the 110 freeway on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Credit: AP Photo / Etienne Laurent
Fires, ash and power outages continue to push communities throughout Los Angeles away from their homes and into uncertainty — all while more than 12% of the state’s schools, including nearly 800 in Los Angeles Unified, have had to stop in-person instruction, and, despite incurring damages, extend essential services to students and their families.
As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, blazes spanning roughly 350 to 17,000 acres continued to burn across Los Angeles County, according to CalFire. At least five people have died, and thousands of buildings have been destroyed.
Eight schools are among the structures that have been damaged in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and beyond.
Updated map: Schools damaged and districts closed due to fires in Los Angeles County
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