The Brief
- Critical fire weather returns this week to Southern California as some residents return home to the Pasadena and Altadena neighborhoods.
- Crews continue to investigate the cause of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
- Trump is expected to survey Los Angeles-area wildfire damage this week.
LOS ANGELES – As critical fire weather conditions return to Southern California Monday, firefighters are working around the clock to gain as much containment as possible for the Eaton and Palisades fires.
Over the weekend, several evacuation orders were lifted for more than a dozen areas, including Altadena communities impacted by the Eaton Fire. Santa Monica officials also lifted all evacuation orders in the city, and Pacific Coast Highway is now accessible for local residents, businesses and patrons.
Crews also continue to investigate the cause of the Palisades and Eaton fires, as well as other fires that erupted in Southern California over the last few weeks, like the Sunset Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Auto Fire and the Lidia Fire. …