On Jan. 6 at 7:47 p.m., the National Weather Service Los Angeles issued a red flag warning for strong winds that could create dangerous situations. Damaging winds of 50 to 80 mph were expected across the region,

Firefighters have made overnight progress battling back the deadly Los Angeles blazes . The Eaton Fire was 73% contained as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, up from 65% the day before. The Palisades Fire was 43% contained as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, up from 39% on Friday evening.

Over a week after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped the growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Unprecedented wildfires in Los Angeles County in California are decimating thousands of structures and displacing thousands of residents.

Coverage of the firefighters' battle to improve containment over the Eaton and Palisades fires, including stories about the latest death count and victim frustration.

Growth of the Palisades fire was largely kept in check Sunday while crews made significant gains in containing the Eaton fire, as firefighters faced their sixth day of battling the deadly, wind-driven blazes that have raged across Los Angeles County and braced for the return of critical fire weather.

The L.A.-area fires may pose the first big test of California’s wildfire fund, which was set up in 2019 to protect utilities from bankruptcy.

Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Improving weather conditions continue to aid in the increased containment of both the Eaton and Palisades fires, with some evacuations lifted in the Palisades Fire area.

Parts of Los Angeles are still burning from multiple wildfires. Some evacuated residents returned to their homes to find nothing but rubble.

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 16 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare-up of the massive Palisades Fire.

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional había advertido que las zonas del norte de Los Ángeles y el este del condado de Ventura podrían experimentar vientos fuertes, pero esa previsión fue revisada a la baja. No obstante, los vientos podrían intensificarse el miércoles 15 de enero.