California wildfires: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West 'hire private firefighters to save £46m mansion from huge blaze'

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have hired a private team of firefighters to battle flames surrounding their luxury home amid the devastating California wildfires, according to reports.

They are being praised by their neighbours in the Hidden Hills for hiring the team, who dug trenches to stop the fires engulfing the house, celebrity news website TMZ said.

The couple’s $60 million (£46 million) mansion is reportedly at the end of a cul-de-sac adjacent to a field and could have threatened the rest of the block if it went up in flames.

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At least 29 people have been confirmed dead in the wildfire that ripped through the Northern California town of Paradise, equalling the deadliest blaze in state history.

Terrifying footage emerged of police officers driving towards the huge wildfires as rescue attempts continued with more than 200 people still missing on Monday.

LA County Sheriff’s Department tweeted the clip, which was filmed in the Woolsey Fire in southern California, on yesterday afternoon.

The post was captioned: “A view from many of our radio cars on Friday.

“We are fortunate there have been no reported injuries of LASD Personnel in the Woolsey Fire.

“LASD has 100s of deputies, reserves & volunteers from the entire department working together to protect property & lives!”

The blaze has probably caused between $2billion and $4billion in insured property damage, Morgan Stanley estimated in a report yesterday.

It has scorched more than 113,000 acres and on Monday was 25 per cent contained, officials said.

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