LA fire death toll rises to 25 with another 84,800 placed on evacuation alert as dire new warning is issued for smoldering city

The death toll in the Los Angeles fires has risen to 25 as 84,800 people are placed under a new evacuation alert and warned to brace for more dangerous fire weather.

Authorities warned anybody in the vicinity of the blazes to be prepared to flee at a moment’s notice, amid concerns that increasing winds will whip up new fires and fan the flames of those already burning.

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service said ‘we are not out of the woods yet’ despite winds not reaching the predicted intensity.

‘The winds underperformed today, but one more enhancement could happen tonight-tomorrow,’ NWS said in a statement.

This round of Santa Ana winds was not expected to be as strong as last week, but they could carry fire-sparking embers for miles and stoke new outbreaks in a…