At least 16 people have died across the Los Angeles area in the wildfires. Officials have said the true death toll is not known as the fires continue to burn.

While the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, all burned in or near foothill communities amid gusty winds and dry air and vegetation.

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In 2019, the number of homeowners’ policies in California that were not renewed jumped by more than thirty per cent. In 2023, two giant insurers, State Farm and Allstate, announced that they would stop writing new policies for various forms of property insurance in California.

Mexican firefighters have arrived in U.S. to help battle wildfires which have devastated large areas of California.

A review of California Gov. Newsom's budget cuts shows fire prevention funding was reduced substantially just months before the California fires.