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WATCH: Los Angeles officials hold briefing on fire response after red-flag wind event

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A “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red-flag warning expired without causing explosive fire growth.

Forecasters say gusty winds could linger into early Thursday , mostly in the mountains.

Temperatures are predicted to drop, and a deep marine layer is expected to move in over the weekend .

But Santa Ana winds could return early next week , forecasters say.

Nearly 30 people are still missing, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says.

Deputies have searched more than 5,500 properties for victims from the Eaton Fire .

With almost no rain in more than eight months , the brush-filled region has had more than a dozen wildfires this year .

The four largest ones have scorched more than 63 square miles ( 163 square kilometers ), roughly three times the size of Manhattan .

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