How LA Residents Are Tracking Fires

Firefighters are making some progress on controlling the deadly blazes that have scorched Los Angeles, as the toll of destruction rises with entire neighborhoods reduced to ash. You can read the latest updates and all of our coverage on the fires on Bloomberg.com.

Meanwhile, millions of Los Angeles County residents were rattled on Thursday by a false evacuation alert sent to their phones. The mistake comes as unfounded conspiracy theories and spam have spread on social media. Today’s newsletter looks at a free phone app that has become a popular source of reliable information for tracking wildfires.