So far, the probe is focusing on potential human causes, which could include arson, fireworks, unauthorized camping or a rekindling of an earlier fire, law enforcement sources said.
A family run plumbing business was decimated in the Palisades Fire. The homes of many of their clients were too. Now, they're pleading for surrounding communities to give them work.
After Palisades natives banded together on WhatsApp and raised more than $120,000 on GoFundMe, they face what experts say has become a common scenario after natural disasters: Unexpected scrutiny and challenges as they attempt to manage and distribute the funds.
Friday, 4:50 p.m. PST Cal Fire reported 31% containment on the 23,713-acre Palisades Fire, meaning firefighters now have control of about one-third of the perimeter of the fire; Cal Fire also reported 65% containment for the Eaton Fire and full containment of the Auto and Hurst fires.
A CBS News analysis of satellite imagery and photos shared by local residents indicates the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles likely started close to where another blaze, the Lachman Fire, broke out on Jan.
Firefighters are battling the fast-moving, destructive Palisades fire. Here are details on evacuations, road closures, shelters.
When social media personality Alex Choi saw the raging wildfire in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, he grabbed his camera and dirt bike and went to document the devastation. His video capturing fire-engulfed homes,
An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.
The destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area are among the largest there in recent memory. See them plotted on other cities with this interactive map.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
Cultural and architectural wonders have been lost as well. A postwar haven for architects, structures destroyed include a home by modernist master Richard Neutra, the brutalist Robert Bridges’ house that once towered over Sunset Blvd., and modernist Ray Kappe’s iconic Keeler House.