At least 16 people have been killed, thousands of others displaced and some 12,000 structures destroyed as wildfires tear through the Los Angeles area.

While lightning is the most common source of fires in the U.S., according to the National Fire Protection Association, ...

The crisis underscores efforts to look beyond the forests and public lands that have been the traditional focus of wildfire ...

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles city fire department chief Kristin Crowley assured residents they were on the ...

So far there has been no official indication of arson in either blaze, and utility lines have not yet been identified as a ...

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take the lead in investigating the exact cause of ...

A CNN analysis of the 10 largest US cities and other comparable departments shows the Los Angeles Fire Department is less ...

Conditions are expected to dramatically worsen, with “extreme fire behaviour and life-threatening conditions” over the coming ...

The Palisades Fire is along the California coast ... Susan McKelvey, a spokesperson for the National Fire Protection Association, told VERIFY departments that have access to ocean water do ...

Lightning is the most common cause of fires in the US, but investigators quickly ruled it out as a factor in the recent fires ...

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the fires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.