Until they saw the flames reach their home overlooking their home at the top of Altadena Drive on their Ring camera, the Seaces were hoping the blaze might miss them. They had evacuated suddenly, taking only a few essential belongings and their two dogs with them.

Dry conditions across Southern California set the stage for a series of deadly wind-driven wildfires that burned thousands of homes and other structures in the Los Angeles area in early January 2025.

LOS ANGELES − As multiple wildfires continue to burn through Southern California, evacuation orders remain in place throughout the region through at least Thursday. Authorities continue to investigating the causes of three wildfires that began burning in Southern California on Tuesday and two fires that sparked north of Los Angeles and in Hollywood on Wednesday.