California officials will reopen some Palisades Fire evacuation zones, as law enforcement ramps up security to address looting.

Many experts say luck does play a part. But they also say there are many ways that homes can be made less vulnerable to fire.

A third of eastern Malibu has been destroyed by the blaze, including the communities of Big Rock and Carbon Mesa and a famed stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, officials said.

One of the architects of the original Malibu scene and a stylist of the highest order, icon Lance Carson is among the victims of the historic Los Angeles fires.

Times reporter James Rainey ventured back to see if his childhood home in Malibu was still standing, while he reflected on 'Old World Malibu.'

The Palisades fire — which has invaded Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Topanga and Mandeville canyons — was 65% contained as of Tuesday evening. Firefighters inched further on the Eaton fire — which has caused destruction in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre — achieving 89% containment, according to Cal Fire.

A heartbreaking homecoming. Mel Gibson visited the rubble of his $14.5 million Malibu mansion Wednesday, one week after it burned down in the Palisades Fire. The actor, 69, was escorted through his neighborhood in a firetruck and then surveyed the damage done to his home of 15 years.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

As firefighters continue to work toward containing the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, Eater reached out to restaurant operators across the area to understand how they are contending with the scope of the tragedy,

When your neighborhood is destroyed by fire, what do you take with you? What do you leave behind? And how do you face the future?

Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Pasadena, including stories about the devastation, issues firefighters faced and the weather.

On Wednesday, Jan. 22, Los Angeles City and County officials provided an update on current wildfire conditions as well as what to expect ahead of an incoming storm.