LOS ANGELES: Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades wildfire in Los Angeles on Saturday (Jan 11) as on-the-ground firefighting efforts also intensified amid warnings of wind gusts of up to 112.6kmh that could make matters worse. Over the past 24 hours, the Palisades Fire spread over an additional 404 hectares, officials reported, and consumed more homes. Earlier on Saturday, Cal Fire official Todd Hopkins told reporters at a press