The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has now taken the investigative lead in the Palisades Fire, where over 23,000 acres have now burned, and aerial imagery shows approximately 5,000 structures damaged or destroyed as of Monday.

As deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, allegations of blame are being made on behalf of victims.

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped into residential neighborhoods this week, killing at least 11 people and destroying thousands of homes, the city suddenly found itself in survival mode.

Los Angeles County Superior Court against Southern California Edison, blaming the utility for igniting the Eaton fire, which reduced areas of Altadena to rubble and caused 16 deaths. Both complaints allege the 14,

Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP ... burned from the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. on January 10, 2025.

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.

continue burning in Southern California. The Palisades Fire, burning in the Pacific Palisades, and the Eaton Fire, burning in Altadena, have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed more than ...

That lawsuit included eyewitness accounts of a fire at the base of an SCE transmission tower, as well as data from electrical monitoring company Whisker Labs, saying the data showed potentially dangerous electrical grid disruptions in the area prior to the start of the blaze.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after fire hydrants went dry during the devastating fires.

"I'm just dealing," said Dorothy Graves. "I know that sounds strange, but I've been a strong Black woman for a long time, and I just can't break down now."

A donation drive was hosted by multiple LA sport teams Friday to help fire victims in need, on of them being the Gonzalez family who lost their home in the Eaton Fire. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBCLA News at 6 p.m. on January 18, 2025.