Victims of the Pacific Palisades wildfire have filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging that water supply failures worsened the fire’s devastation. The plaintiffs,

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.

Edison officials say there were no interruptions or other electrical anomalies in their system until an hour after the blaze broke out.

One expert says solutions will require “political will, significant financing, likely decades of time and stronger, and perhaps unpopular, regulations.”

As multiple wildfires devour tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles in what is expected to be the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history, the area's electric utilities have come under increasing scrutiny.

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

Victims of the Palisades Fire are suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for hampering firefighting efforts.

Officials reported that the water pressure to fire hydrants has diminished in Los Angeles, as several wildfires consume thousands of acres in Southern California.

PASADENA, Calif ... “It sounded like Iraq.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced an investigation into LADWP's water supply failures, while the utility says its water system was pushed ...

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

Three wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles region, according to Cal Fire. The Palisades and Eaton fires have scorched nearly 40,000 acres, destroying thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands of evacuations. The fires are 31% and 65% contained, respectively, but authorities said earlier this week that the blazes had little growth.

For a particular creative community, Altadena represented one of the last great affordable places in L.A. to raise a family. The Eaton fire left those homes in ashes, and destroyed one vision of the L.