The two largest firestorms devastating Los Angeles County this week already rank among California’s 20 most damaging wildfires. Before the Palisades and Eaton fires, CalFire stats showed only 18 wildfires in history scorched more structures than preliminary damage tallies from these two Southern California conflagrations.
The Palisades and Eaton fires tear through homes and leave at least five dead. Smaller fires also add to state of alert in Los Angeles County.
Several iconic landmarks have been damaged or destroyed as the wildfires continue to burn across Southern California.
The Palisades and Eaton fires are now among the most destructive in California’s history in terms of the number of structures destroyed, according to Cal Fire.
Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area.
A former child star from Australia died when the Los Angeles wildfires ripped through his family's Malibu estate in California earlier this week, according to his mother.
Still viewed by some as the future of the Democratic Party after its defeat to Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom is back in the headlines as his state responds to devastating wildfires.
No Doubt has joined the star-studded lineup for the upcoming FireAid Relief concert benefiting victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
The resentencing hearing for the Menendez Brothers, who notoriously shot their parents to death in 1989, is being pushed back by nearly two months due to California’s devastating wildfires.
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires in Southern California have destroyed more than 12,000 structures, raising the likelihood of a spike in demand for lumber in the months and years ahead.