Are cars ‘structures’? Here’s a look at how damage is tallied in devastating Los Angeles wildfires

By Gene Johnson The extent of the damage from wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area is horrific however it’s tallied: Neighborhoods have been erased, landmarks destroyed and lives lost. But officials have prompted some confusion by suggesting their count of “structures” damaged — more than 12,000 — includes not just homes, apartments and businesses, but […]