Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Willow Smith is among the latest celebrities to face heartbreak as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to wreak havoc. See photos.

In a new interview, "Love Story" star Ali MacGraw recalls losing everything in the 1993 Malibu fire and details the emotional moment she knew she had to flee Los Angeles.

Amid the tragedy a look at the before and after pictures of neighbourhoods from Malibu, to Hollywood Hills, Pasadena and the Los Angeles skyline.

A new fire broke out near Los Angeles’ Bel Air neighborhood early on Thursday as the Hughes fire which was first reported a day earlier in northern Los Angeles County grew rapidly to set ablaze more than 10,000 acres, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders and warnings to more than 50,000 people.

Multiple wildfires fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, have killed 10 and burned more than 35,000 acres near Los Angeles. The winds, which occur most often in the fall and winter, push dry air from over the inland deserts of California and the Southwest toward the coast, the National Weather Service said.

California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) crew in Los Angeles is still working hard to assist people affected by the fires in California as of Wednesday, Jan.

On Wednesday at 1:51 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory valid from 2 p.m. until Thursday 2 p.m. The advisory is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast,