Quillin said the worst moment was when he heard a mayday call about a firefighter who had fallen.

But with first responders busy battling one of the worst wildfires in the state’s history — it doesn’t matter.

It risks being tarred with both the inflationary stickiness of the US, and the stagnant growth of the eurozone - the worst of both worlds.

Even in places of physical safety, many in Los Angeles are finding it difficult to look away from the worst of the destruction online.

It was a grim forecast, given that this week’s 19,978-acre Palisades fire and 13,690-acre Eaton fire have killed at least 10 people and damaged or destroyed more than 9,000 homes, businesses and other buildings — among the worst in Los Angeles County history in terms of property damage.