Riot Games is temporarily closing its headquarters in Los Angeles County as dangerous fires burn in the Palisades and elsewhere. The League of Legends a makerwhich is just a few miles from the current edge of the Santa Monica evacuation alert zone, allowing “emergency operations” personnel into the building, at least by the end of the week, Polygon reports.
Of the many fires that have broken out across LA this week, the Palisades fire is the largest and has already burned through more than 15,000 acres. The fire is responsible at least 5 deaths so far and destruction of thousands of buildingsalthough the full damage will not be known for some time.
The Palisades fire is the closest to downtown Santa Monica, home to tens of thousands of residents as well as hundreds of businesses, including several major video game studios and companies. In addition to Riot Games, call of duty publisher Activision, God of War Santa Monica Studio maker, and Finally Us maker Naughty Dog is also within a few miles of the fire.
Call of duty black 6. Studio Treyarch is also in the area, and he is a partner call of duty Infinity Ward studio is north of the Palisades in Woodland Hills. Spider-Man The maker of Insomniac Games, meanwhile, is in Burbank, closer to the fire The Eaton fire where 10,600 acres have burned so far.
“The safety and well-being of employees is our top priority,” said a spokesperson for Activisiom My city. “We are actively monitoring the situation as it is developing rapidly. We have been in contact with the workers closest to the affected areas to ensure their safety and provide resources.”
“For Rioters reading this, remember that the mission and the work will always be there,” CEO A. Dylan Jadeja he wrote on LinkedIn Thursday. “Right now, the most important thing is to take care of yourself and each other. It takes a village to do what we do and we are all in this moment together. To those in our offices around the world who have been reaching out, your support has been incredible – we are reminded once again of the strength of team Riot . “
He continued,
It is too early for anyone to know exactly what will be needed or what can be done next. The truth is…we're still in the middle. But when the time is right, Riot will be ready to stand up for Los Angeles and give back in every way we can to all of these communities that mean so much to who we are. After all, while our reach is global, the heart of Riot Games has always been in Los Angeles. Los Angeles raised us and we are proud to call this great city our home.
Los Angeles County remains on red flag warning through Friday night. Although the worst of the winds, which reached up to 100 miles per hour earlier this week and helped fuel the fires, have since largely died down, several of the fires , including those of Palisades and Eaton, 0 percent containment remains in place Thursday afternoon.
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