A California couple's Ring video doorbell captured their harrowing escape as the Eaton Fire approached their Altadena home.
The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.
Officials on Thursday estimated the L.A. wildfires have caused more than $50 billion in property damage, as fires continue to burn.
Two lawsuits, filed on Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, allege Edison's failure to maintain vegetation and de-energize transmission poles caused the Eaton fire in Los Angeles.
As Los Angeles enters its third week of fires, officials made preparations to protect scorched neighbourhoods from toxic ash runoff ahead of potential rain this weekend.
Eaton Fire initially started 6:18 p.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. Since its discovery two weeks ago, it has burned 14,021 acres. A fire crew of 2,375 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday noon, they managed to contain 89% of the fire. However, investigations into the cause are ongoing.
Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires. Some evacuated residents returned to their homes to find nothing but rubble.
At least six people have died this week in the Eaton Fire. Two family members remember their relatives who were taken in the fire in Altadena.
More than 31,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, and another 23,000 are under evacuation warnings from the path of the fire around Castaic Lake.
A judge on Tuesday approved a temporary restraining order for Southern California Edison to preserve data and equipment related to the area where the Eaton fire started.
Los Angeles search crews are combing through the rubble of devastating wildfires as heartbroken communities are remembering those lost to the disaster, with the total death toll now 27.