CNN’s Josh Campbell reports on what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is doing to try and pinpoint the source of the deadly wildfires that tore through the Los Angeles area.

Southern California is battling the Hughes Fire, which broke out around 11 a.m. near Lake Hughes Road, close to the 5 Freeway and Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating the cause of the still-raging Palisades fire.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will take the lead in investigating the exact cause of multiple fires that have swept through the Los Angeles area.

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.

Speculation about the cause of Los Angeles' devastating fires is rampant. The official investigations are now underway.

Forecasters warn that dangerous winds will buffet Southern California for at least two more days as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week.

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will lead the way. Earlier this week, the National Weather Service office in Los Angeles stated that widespread “damaging” winds ...

Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some badly needed rain this weekend, dampening the prospects of another round of killer wildfires though even a small amount of precipitation could could create new challenges like toxic ash runoff.

More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, as parched Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds and two major previous blazes continued to smolder.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) says that more than 12,300 structures have been destroyed—though individual measures for Palisades and Eaton are less than this. Investigators are still working to measure the number of lost and damaged buildings.