California fires: LA fire crews make progress as officials expect ‘much-needed break’ from dangerous weather – as it happened

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LA mayor, Karen Bass, has shared a phone number for residents who have evacuated to get assistance in finding and retrieving pets in evacuation areas.

Posting on X, Bass wrote:

Pets are family.

The City is making help available to find and retrieve pets in evacuation areas.

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