CHICAGO (CBS) — As of late Wednesday, the devastating wind-fueled wildfires in the Los Angeles area had left five people dead and many more hurt, and had destroyed more than 1,000 structures—including many luxury homes.
Tens of thousands of residents were under evacuation orders late Wednesday, and 1.5 million were without power.
Verda Foster of south suburban Hazel Crest, and her mother, Dorothy Jacobs of Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, were in the middle of their yearly trip to visit family in LA on Wednesday. But this one was unlike any other…