Riot Games Temporarily Shuts Down HQ Amid Deadly LA Fires

Riot Games is temporarily closing its Los Angeles County headquarters as dangerous fires continue to burn in the Palisades and elsewhere. League of Legends creatorwhich is located just a few miles from the current evacuation warning zone boundary in Santa Monica, will only allow personnel associated with “critical functions” into the building until at least the end of the week. Polygon reports.

Of the numerous fires that have broken out in Los Angeles this week, the Palisades fire is the largest and has already burned more than 15,000 acres. The fire caused so far at least 5 deaths and destruction of thousands of buildingsalthough the full damage will not be known for some time.

The Palisades fire is closest to downtown Santa Monica, home to tens of thousands of residents as well as hundreds of businesses, including several major studios and video game companies. Besides Riot Games, Call of Duty publisher Aktivizhn, God of War creator of Santa Monica Studio and The Last of Us Manufacturer Naughty Dog is also located several miles from the fire.

Black Opera 6 Treyarch’s studio is also located in the area, and its colleague Call of Duty Infinity Ward Studios is located north of the Palisades in Woodland Hills. Spider-Man Meanwhile, producer Insomniac Games is located in Burbank, closer to the Eaton fire, where 10,600 acres have burned so far.

“The safety and well-being of our employees is our top priority,” an Activisiom spokesperson said. My city. “We are actively monitoring the situation as it is rapidly evolving. We have contacted personnel closest to the affected areas to confirm their safety and provide resources.”

“For the rebels reading this, remember: mission and work will always be there,” CEO A. Dylan Jadeja. wrote on LinkedIn on Thursday. “The most important thing right now is to take care of ourselves and each other. It takes a village to do what we do, and in this moment we are all in this together. For those in our offices around the world who have reached out to us, your support has been incredible—we are once again reminded just how strong the Riot team truly is.”

He continued:

It is too early to know exactly what will be needed or what can be done after that. The reality is… we are still in the middle of this process. But when the time comes, Riot will be ready to stand up for Los Angeles and help all of these communities that mean so much to us in every way possible. After all, while our operations span the globe, the heart of Riot Games has always been in Los Angeles. Los Angeles raised us and we are proud to call this great city home.

A red flag warning remains in effect in Los Angeles County until Friday evening. Although the strongest winds, which reached 100 mph earlier this week and helped fuel the fires, have since subsided significantly, several fires, including in Palisades and Eaton, as of Thursday afternoon, the containment rate is still 0 percent..

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