Los Angeles-area fire victim Chef Daniel Shemtob is soothing his soul by dishing out foil-wrapped breakfast burritos and tacos to first responders and fellow evacuees.
Following arrests of alleged firefighter impersonators, officials say two more people have been taken into custody for using fake passes to unlawfully enter a fire evacuation zone.
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.
LAPD suspends resident visits to fire area as search for more bodies continues. The fire, which has killed 10 people, has burned through more than 23,500 acres.
Officials say a man who tried to enter the Palisades fire zone claiming to be a volunteer firefighter was a convicted arsonist in a decommissioned fire truck.
The Times is collecting stories and images of what was lost in the fires from affected communities in Altadena, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Pacific Palisades, Topanga, Malibu and others.
California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
Conan O’Brien is one of the lucky few whose Pacific Palisades home is still standing after the LA wildfires, but he says he knows many who’ve been affected by the devastation, including his podcast co-host Sona Movsesian.
With heavy winds leading to small blazes elsewhere in Southern California, fire crews battling the Palisades and Eaton fires were able to make small gains in containment of both fires overnight into Tuesday morning, Jan. 21.
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.
The Eaton and Palisades fires’ rampage through Los Angeles has killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and put more than 80,000 under evacuation orders.