Arrr, a report be sayin’ LA’s wildfires be plunderin’ $53.8 billion in booty—aye, that’s a fiery treasure lost!
2025-02-28
Arrr matey! The fiery beasties that raged in Los Angeles this January be plunderin’ a treasure trove o’ $28 billion to a whopping $53.8 billion! Aye, the Southern California crew be countin’ the spoils from them wildfires that turned yer land into a charred ghost ship!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with a tale of fiery mischief that struck the fair shores of Los Angeles County in January! The wildfires, known as the Eaton and Palisades blazes, hath wreaked havoc upon the land, leavin’ naught but charred remains and a treasure map of devastation worth a staggering bounty of $28 billion to $53.8 billion! Aye, that’s more loot than a pirate could haul if he be givin’ it his all!This here report, commissioned by the fine folk of the Southern California Leadership Council and the LA County Economic Development Corporation, be no simple scroll. Nay! It be a grand study of the economic mayhem these infernal flames did conjure. They took a keen look at the destruction left in their wake, like a drunken sailor after a night at the tavern.
With two of the most fearsome wildfires in the annals of California’s history, the report doth uncover the depths of despair and economic turmoil that followed in their fiery footsteps. So hoist the sails and let us heed the warning, for even the mightiest of ships can be sunk by a wildfire’s wrath! Arrr, be careful where ye tread, lest ye find yerself in a smoldering heap of ashes!