As winds near coastal Pacific Palisades approached extreme levels, the first signs emerged of a fire that would soon grow out of control.

There were foreboding warnings before the Palisades Fire would spark early Tuesday — a blaze ... Hour by hour, a small area of flames would expand into a monster conflagration, spreading down ...

Crews made quick work Thursday to control a small brush fire that ignited ... a weather concoction that can quickly spark and spread wildfires. Cal Fire previously said their resources were ...

The minor fire began when an excavator was moving metal items around. The movement caused a spark that ignited some material ...

“Our concern is the next fire, the next spark that causes the next wildfire ... could break their containment lines. As a small number of residents were allowed to return to the devastated ...