Airbnb, Planet Fitness Offering Free Services For Those Affected By The Los Angeles Fires

Several wildfires proceed to pain successful Los Angeles, including nan Palisades Fire, which has destroyed astir 27 quadrate miles.

At slightest 5 group personification been killed, overmuch than 100,000 group personification been forced from their homes, and it is estimated that thousands of structures personification burned. Fueled by aggravated winds, officials opportunity it is nan astir destructive occurrence Los Angeles has ever seen. More than 350,000 customers are without power.

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Some businesses are instantly reacting, including Airbnb, which is offering residents who personification mislaid their homes aliases personification been forced to evacuate nan fires free, impermanent housing.

Airbnb.org, Airbnb's nonprofit arm, is partnering pinch 211 LA, a 40-year-old nonprofit connection that connects residents pinch basal wellness and value services. The stays are "completely free for guests and are funded by Airbnb.org and nan generosity of Airbnb hosts — galore of whom relationship their location for free aliases astatine a discount done Airbnb.org," according to a spot release.

The programme is presently focused connected those successful nan Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Santa Monica, and Sylmar areas. Impacted residents tin petition assistance by filling retired this intake form.

Planet Fitness is offering a slew of services to anyone impacted by nan devastation, according to conception news outlet, KTLA.

The fittingness concatenation is providing free entree to Wi-Fi, locker rooms, showers, HydroMassage loungers, and electrical outlets done astatine slightest January 15. There are overmuch than 60 locations successful nan Los Angeles area, though it is not yet known which, if any, personification been affected by nan fires.

Uber and Lyft are providing free rides to shelters for those successful fire-impacted areas, per nan New York Times.

On X, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote that SpaceX will supply free Starlink terminals to affected areas successful Los Angeles.

This communicative will beryllium updated.