Possible links between utility companies and LA wildfires under investigation
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.
Los Angeles wildfires spark initial round of lawsuits against utilities
As deadly wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, allegations of blame are being made on behalf of victims.
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Why Los Angeles was unprepared for this fire
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.
Lawsuits blame SCE, LADWP for Eaton and Palisades fires
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,
How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County
Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.
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California Gov. Newsom orders independent investigation after hydrants run dry: ‘We need answers’
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.
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New round of evacuation orders lifted as LA mayor names chief recovery officer
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 ...
LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.
California Gov. Newsom orders independent investigation after hydrants run dry: 'We need answers'
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.
Debunking 5 claims about the California wildfires
As wildfires continue to spread in southern California, misinformation about the response to the fires have cropped up online. Here are 5 claims debunked.
Crashes and Disasters
One expert says solutions will require “political will, significant financing, likely decades of time and stronger, and perhaps unpopular, regulations.”
A political firestorm rages as wildfires continue to burn across LA
Right now, people are frustrated and they’re angry — and that’s understandable, they’re looking for someone to blame.” — Pepperdine University adjunct