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13/01/2025
Channel 4 Commissions LA Fires Documentary

Channel 4 News and Current Affairs has commissioned ITN Productions to make a fast-turnaround documentary looking at the wildfires that have destroyed swathes of Los Angeles and the surrounding area.
Inferno: LA on Fire will bring together on-the-ground reporting, the most dramatic images and a wealth of shocking user generated content to show the full scale of this unprecedented disaster, with some of the biggest names in show business being among the thousands to see their homes set ablaze. This 1x60 film, which will TX on Sunday 12th January at 18.45, examines how the fires started, what caused them and the political fall-out.
Louisa Compton, Head of News, Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Sport at Channel 4, said: "The speed and ferocity of these wildfires show us that we can’t waste any time in trying to understand what is happening. This film will give a panoramic picture of the devastation currently unfolding while also putting into perspective the science and politics that underline our response to increasingly extreme weather."
www.channel4.com
Inferno: LA on Fire will bring together on-the-ground reporting, the most dramatic images and a wealth of shocking user generated content to show the full scale of this unprecedented disaster, with some of the biggest names in show business being among the thousands to see their homes set ablaze. This 1x60 film, which will TX on Sunday 12th January at 18.45, examines how the fires started, what caused them and the political fall-out.
Louisa Compton, Head of News, Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Sport at Channel 4, said: "The speed and ferocity of these wildfires show us that we can’t waste any time in trying to understand what is happening. This film will give a panoramic picture of the devastation currently unfolding while also putting into perspective the science and politics that underline our response to increasingly extreme weather."
www.channel4.com
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