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Wildfires in California aren’t all wild anymore. They often burn in urban areas, creating a toxic soup of smoke, ash and noxious substances that can be dangerous, even deadly. In Los Angeles ...

Most of the smoke is drifting from the 23,600-acre Palisades Fire on the Los Angeles County coast and the 14,100-acre Eaton Fire northeast of Los Angeles.

Authorities in Los Angeles are asking residents to limit their exposure to the toxic smoke and stay inside, ideally with an air purifier. Also, when outdoors wear a N95 mask.

The Palisades and Eaton fires are two of several blazes in the Los Angeles area. Those fires, plus the Hurst, Lidia and Woodley fires, have burned more than 27,000 acres and killed five people .

The Trump Administration is proposing to consolidate wildfire fighting forces from across the federal government into a ...

Firefighters are attacking a brush fire on a hot Friday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest. As of Saturday evening, the Fork Fire grew to 330 acres with 30% containment, according to ...

Since Tuesday, fires have continued to blaze across Los Angeles, burning over 30,000 acres of land. [AUDIO PLAYBACK] SPEAKER 1: And this area has a history of wildfires.