The Auto Fire has burned nearly 56 acres in Ventura, California Monday night and was at 25% containment Tuesday afternoon.

Southern California Edison, a division of Edison International, has been hit with multiple lawsuits accusing the utility of starting one of the fires burning near Los Angeles.

A flurry of lawsuits were filed Monday against Southern California Edison by homeowners and renters who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire.

Two lawsuits filed Monday against Southern California Edison allege the utility failed to de-energize its power equipment and clear brush where a blaze sparked near Pasadena, one in a cascade of wildfires currently burning in the Los Angeles area,

"Obviously there's been water resources management, forest management mistakes, all sorts of problems. And it does come down to leadership and it appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty in many respects,

As deadly wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, a Republican congressman from Texas says federal lawmakers will consider tying relief funding for California to policy changes in the state.

California lawmakers postponed a special session on legislation meant to "Trump-proof" the state ahead of the president-elect's inauguration, due to wildfires around Los Angeles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic state lawmakers have set aside $50 million to fend off policies Republican President-elect Donald Trump says he will enact once in office. After criticism from the GOP,