.................... LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - The Palisades Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, continued to spread with improved containment on Friday. As of 8 a.m., incident commanders said the blaze had scorched 20,438 acres in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu and elsewhere in the Santa Monica Mountains. Containment expanded from 6% to 8%. The fire erupted Tuesday morning and, fanned by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, quickl…

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Palisades Fire, now historic and deadly, continues to grow in scale and devastation

‘We need to make it incredibly expensive to build in these kinds of environments,’ one expert told The Independent. ‘If the insurance industry refuses to sell policies, maybe people won’t risk it’

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The Pacific Palisades fire will only make California’s home-insurance crisis worse

Celebrities have detailed their devastation on social media as wildfires tear through Hollywood heartland, forcing them to flee their homes.

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The massive fires that have destroyed much of Pacific Palisades and demolished more than 2,000 homes in Los Angeles County threaten an effort to fix California's troubled home insurance market.

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How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California's home insurance crisis

Law enforcement and public safety officials on Thursday repeatedly called the Palisades Fire the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, and that only rang more true as the historic blaze continued to spread on Friday. As of a Cal Fire update issued at 1:57 a.m., the blaze was spread across 19,978 acres. The fire erupted Tuesday morning and, with the help of historic Santa Ana winds, quickly ripped through residential areas and downtow…

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Historic, deadly Palisades Fire surpasses 20,000 acres

Firefighters are continuing to work to contain the flames in the Pacific Palisades that killed two people and destroyed thousands of structures
As of Friday morning, the fire is at 20,438 acres and is 8% contained, according to CalFire.

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Palisades Fire burns over 21,300 acres, 5 reported dead

The state’s insurance industry was reformed in late 2024 to promote coverage in disaster-prone areas. Tens of billions in fire damage will stress-test the new regime.

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The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test

Pacific Palisades, the exclusive neighborhood in western Los Angeles, attracts tourists looking to see celebrities' residences. However, today, its streets are occupied by firefighters fighting a forest fire that razes the area and has forced thousands of people to evacuate.This is one of the four large-scale fires that burn in Los Angeles County, the firefighters have not yet been able to contain it due to the intense winds.

Pacific Palisades, el exclusivo vecindario ubicado en el oeste de Los Ángeles, atrae a turistas que buscan ver las residencias de las celebridades. Sin embargo, actualmente, sus calles están ocupadas por bomberos que combaten un incendio forestal que arrasa la zona y ha obligado a la evacuación de miles de personas.Este es uno de los cuatro incendios de gran magnitud que arden en el condado de Los Ángeles, los bomberos aún no han podido contener…

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'Pacific Palisades' Fire: The Impact on California's Exclusive Neighborhood · Global Voices

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On Tuesday, after a ferocious Santa Ana windstorm blew through Southern California, a severe brush fire broke out in the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, burning 1,000 structures and…

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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.

Historic, deadly Palisades Fire surpasses 20,000 acres

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