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LOS ANGELES FIRES

'Nowhere is safe': Lebanese expatriates in Los Angeles react to the fires

The Lebanese community in Los Angeles is estimated at about 14,500 people, according to information circulating in the local press.

'Nowhere is safe': Lebanese expatriates in Los Angeles react to the fires

Screenshot of a video taken by Ferris Wehbe from his home in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 8, showing the Palisades Fire blaze.

"I feel like nowhere in the world is safe," said Ornella Antar, who has been a resident for a few months in Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. 10 days after the start of the the second-largest city in the United States, the 30-year-old...
"I feel like nowhere in the world is safe," said Ornella Antar, who has been a resident for a few months in Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles. 10 days after the start of the the second-largest city in the United States, the 30-year-old...