Fanned by strong winds, the wildfires have killed at least 24 people and swept through 40,000 acres in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires continue to burn in Southern California.

Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.

At least 25 people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn't known as the fires continue to burn.

A doorstep video released by The Associated Press and others shows a fire at the base of a hilltop electrical pylon in Altadena, California—what residents say was the origin of the Eaton fire. Within minutes, high winds had carried the fire across the neighborhood and the sky was soon lit red with intense burning.

But it cautions residents to pay attention to what's going on. "We are not out of the woods yet," NWS Los Angeles posted on X, formerly Twitter. "Please stay on guard for a fast-moving fire.

Congressional Republicans have picked up on Donald Trump's animosity toward the state of California and are now suggesting that any federal aid to help in the recovery from historic, deadly, devastating fires should come with conditions as well as political strings attached.

President Joe Biden announced a significant amount of California land as Chuckwalla, Sáttítla National Monuments.