'Everything is gone': LA wildfires 'wipe out' Cork man's home and business

Ten people have so far died, and more than 9,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed as wildfires swept through LA this week

Andrew Dugganfrom Montenotte, and Renata Carolina Ortega, were forced to evacuate with their dogs after a wildfire erupted about three minutes from their home.

A Cork man caught up in the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles has described how the home and business he built with his partner were “wiped out”.

Andrew Duggan, aged 40, from Montenotte, and Renata Carolina Ortega were forced to evacuate with their dogs when the fires swept through their town on Thursday.