Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 13 days. A crew of 5,337 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 61% of the fire by Monday evening. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

Three wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles region, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades and Eaton fires have scorched nearly 40,000 acres, destroying thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands of evacuations. The fires are 31% and 65% contained, respectively, but authorities said earlier this week that the blazes had little growth.

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires that have killed more than two dozen people and forced more than 150,000 residents from Malibu to the San Fernando Valley to flee are now threatening the local restaurant industry.

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:38 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

From the rooftop of their apartment building, several students watched wildfires burn in the distance while the heavy scent of smoke filled the air. Freshman Lila Garuti describes

The Southern California fires have killed at least 27 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and put more than 80,000 under evacuation orders.

Dangerous winds forecast to hit Los Angeles next week could rekindle the devastating fires that have wreaked havoc on the US West Coast for almost two weeks, meterologists said on Sunday. The National Weather Service (NWS) Los Angeles predicted "damaging Santa Ana winds and extreme fire weather" to hit the city Monday through Tuesday,