When the first fire sparked in Los Angeles on January 7, people knew it could be bad. The city hadn’t felt rain in months, and Santa Ana winds were predicted to blow from the east at near-hurricane strength. They just didn’t know how bad it would get. “It was a devil wind,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone told 60 Minutes.
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