The iconic landscape of Los Angeles County and its surrounding region have been forever transformed by a massive, multi-front firestorm that has leveled an area more than twice the size of

The Palisades Fire, the largest and the first to spark, has grown quickly because of the dry and vicious Santa Ana winds after igniting Tuesday morning. As of Friday, the fire has scorched through 20,438 acres in Malibu and Pacific Palisades and is at 8% containment as of 10:43 a.m., according to Cal Fire.

The reality of fire damage is hard to take in — here's a look at the devastation so far. The Palisades Fire alone has destroyed an area larger than all of Manhattan. Keep reading... for pictures from the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

Another "particularly dangerous situation warning'' was issued for a large portion of L.A. and Ventura counties due to dangerous Santa Ana winds and very low humidity.

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In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down. This lull has offered firefighters a reprieve and a key opportunity to make progress against the blazes, but forecasts suggest the Santa Ana will return next week. What are these gusts, and how have they become so strong?

As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the forces that shape it.

The US National Weather Service has warned that hurricane-force winds had the potential of fuelling the already raging wildfires. Red flag warnings from Central California to the Mexican border remain in place until late Wednesday.

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A super scooper plane fighting the Palisades Fire struck a drone on Thursday, leaving it out of commission until at least Monday as it gets repaired, officials said. This was one of only two super scoopers available, officials said. LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman warned that anyone flying a drone will be prosecuted.