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

When a fire burns in an urban area, it unleashes a slurry of chemicals. Scientists are trying to understand the chemistry at ...

California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles popular in Los Angeles County.

Walk into Lario Park in Irwindale and you’ll see shipping containers, heavy machinery and barrels meant to store dangerous materials all framed within fences.

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for ...

One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after damage or exposure to heat. The batteries are found in electric vehicles, ...

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Atladena were told to wear masks and decontaminate uniforms because the air was ...

Containment of the destructive Eaton Fire remained at 73% Sunday as firefighters, aided by water-dropping helicopters, ...

It took 44 firefighters less than half an hour to put out flames in a single-story house in Sun Valley Saturday evening. The fire was reported about 5:45 p.m. Saturday at 10736 W. Stagg St., said the ...

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

As county fire crews continue to put out the wildfires, ashen debris lies where thousands of homes once stood and dry brush downed by the wind lingers all over the region.