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

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

The first wave of evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon for several neighborhoods in the Palisades Fire zone.

Evacuation orders were initially issued for one zone, but several more were quickly ordered to flee as firefighters worked to contain the blaze.

The Palisades fire moved east, forcing evacuations in Brentwood and parts of Encino; the death toll from the fires rose to 16 on Saturday.

The Palisades and Eaton fires are burning in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday night as gusting winds fuel the flames toward heavily populated areas.

Firefighters rushed to contain a new wildfire that erupted near homes in the area of Calabasas and West Hills, northwest of Los Angeles, on Thursday afternoon. The

An escalation in the Palisades fire is threatening thousands of properties. More than 5,000 structures have already been damaged or destroyed in the region.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day

Firefighters are still working to contain the Palisades Fire as weather conditions improve this week and search efforts continue in the wildfire which has killed at least 10 people and burned over 23,