LA Firefighters Battle the Clock as Winds Threaten to Return This Week, Death Toll Rises to 16

UPDATE 1:30 p.m.
Residents by the hundreds are being turned away at several checkpoints going toward the Palisades Fire area, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday, as people sought to view the charred remains of homes and take photos and mementos. The paper caught up with 30-year-old roommates Noah Martin, Chetan Munugala and J.J. Amis, who said the trio hiked four miles to “find some closure.” They also retrieved passports and valuables from a safe at a friend’s home nearby.

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