Residents warned to ‘stay on guard’ amid wind gusts as LAPD bust arson and looting suspects - Palisades and Eaton fires continue to rage through southern California as the death toll reaches 25

"Apparently LAPD are looking for three 'persons of ... The LA branch of the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning on Jan. 6, one day before the initial fires broke out.

The most serious red flag fire weather warning has been issued by the NWS for swaths of L.A. and Ventura counties starting before dawn Tuesday.

Luna said they are actively searching for 23 adults, 17 of whom have gone missing in the Eaton Fire, which ravaged the Angeles National Forest and Altadena area of Los Angeles County and Pasadena. Six others are still missing in Malibu, the sheriff said.

Containment of the deadly Palisades Fire rose to 43% with firefighters catching a break from the weather thanks to low clouds and good humidity.

An Associated Press analysis found the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already burning.

While firefighters begin containing the Los Angeles wildfires, the land left behind is at a higher risk of floods and debris flows.

The windy, flame-fanning weather that put the nation's second most-populous metropolitan region on edge eased up Wednesday as firefighters made significant gains against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles.

Officials giving an update on the Palisades Fire on Wednesday said they have generated more than 150 leads as they probe the cause and progress of the blaze.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40,000 acres burned as the wildfires race through southern California for a ninth day