The Palisades Fire erupted Tuesday and ripped through this coastal enclave. By Friday morning, the fire scorched 20,438 acres with only 8% contained.

Residents of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood near Los Angeles, California, are now taking stock of widespread devastation as a wind-driven wildfire continues to burn through the community. (Scripps

California’s insurance commissioner won’t allow canceled or nonrenewed policies in and around the fire zones for a year.

A brush fire broke out Tuesday near the Pacific Palisades, a coastal neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, and quickly exploded.

The Eaton and Palisades fires have burned more than 34,000 acres in Los Angeles County − an area larger than the city of San Francisco. The two fires cover the widest area among five fires in the vicinity and are raging through densely populated zones.

The Palisades Fire has been on a relentless path of destruction, burning to Pacific Coast Highway and engulfing homes along the road. The flames triggered a mass exodus that created gridlock on the roads,

Actor Steve Guttenberg is among the thousands of Los Angeles area residents who don’t know whether their homes have been destroyed by the deadly California wildfires. He joined Rosanna Scotto and Dan

Steve Guttenberg awoke Thursday morning to a grim reality: The treacherous wildfire that tore through the Pacific Palisades had left his once-lush neighborhood charred and unrecognizable. With homes smoldered,