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Inside the Los Angeles wildfires blame game

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The hunt for blame has quickly turned into a Democrat vs Republican , Left vs Right row taking in everything from smelt fish to diversity policies.

At least 24 people have been killed in the Los Angeles blazes this week .

President-elect Donald Trump has accused California governor Gavin Newsom of allowing fires to rage unchecked.

Ms Crowley , her fire chief, told a reporter on Friday Ms Bass had let the fire department down by cutting its budget.

Ms Crowley claimed the LAFD had been “screaming to be properly funded so that we can serve the community” Ms Bass summoned Ms Crowley to her office on Friday where the fire chief assumed she would be sacked.