Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

The destruction in parts of Altadena, a few miles to the west of Sierra Madre, and Pacific Palisades, which had burned in a separate fire on the other side of Los Angeles, made these areas appear bombed out.

Los Angeles County has been devastated by two deadly wildfires that have become some of the most destructive in California history. The Palisades and Eaton fires both erupted on Jan. 7, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong Santa Ana winds.

Epic events like the Southern California wildfires do not have a singular cause. While we don’t yet know the official causes of the fires, we do know that the weather and climate conditions when they started made for a perfect storm for the rapid spread of the flames.

T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, some of the worst California has ever seen.

Organizations across Southern California ... The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is also accepting donations to distribute healthy food to victims of the wildfires. The plume of the Palisades ...

By Chris Kirkham, Judith Langowski and Peter HendersonLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California's Sonoma County jumped a six-lane freeway and decimated Santa Rosa's Coffey Park subdivision,

At least 28 are now confirmed dead from the Los Angeles area wildfires. At least two of the victims’ families have filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison alleging negligence and that the utility’s equipment may have sparked a fire.

It's been two weeks since the wildfires began ravaging parts of Southern California. Firefighters are making progress, but the biggest fires are not yet fully contained. At least 27 people have lost their lives and officials say the full death toll is not yet known.

The fires began on Jan. 7, 2025, what seemed like a regular Tuesday morning, fueled by historic gusts of Santa Ana winds.

In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like possibility.