When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, went up in smoke.

At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles

On Friday, January 10, 2025, emergency services received a call to Pioneer Park shortly after 11:30 p.m. to head to Azusa to control the blaze, indicating that a man had started the flames and was still at the scene.

One expert says solutions will require “political will, significant financing, likely decades of time and stronger, and perhaps unpopular, regulations.”

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

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A man was arrested on suspicion of purposely starting a brush fire in Azusa, police announced. First responders were called to Pioneer Park shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Azusa Police Department. There, a witness told officers the man who ignited the blaze was still at the scene.

Cooler temperatures and calm winds enabled firefighters to expand containment on the Palisades and Eaton fires Friday, as some residents were being allowed to return to their homes. While most evacuation orders are expected to remain in place for at least another week,

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said it expects a “much-needed break from the fire weather concerns” for the end of this week. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said at the news conference that the department is looking forward to weather conditions returning to normal Thursday evening.

We’re going to rock this.' Several Altadena artists reflect on their creative paradise that was destroyed by wind and fire.