In an update Thursday from officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 31 active missing persons cases remain under investigation. In a news release, authorities said that as of Jan. 16,
Although the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, they all burned in or near foothill communities amid gusty winds and dry air and vegetation.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​
More than 20 people have died across the Los Angeles area. Officials have said the true death toll isn't known as the fires continue to burn.
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Firefighters are making progress, officials said, but residents must be ready for a return of powerful winds that could spread flames.
The school is urgently looking to secure a temporary campus for its students and staff after the entire back portion of the building was destroyed in the Palisades Fire.