When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, went up in smoke.

Even as four wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County Wednesday, the blazes were already rewriting the record books.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of destroyed properties.

One victim was remembered as “a man with a quick wit, a brilliant mind and a love for his family.” Another victim was known to mentor young men, passing on “old-timey family values” he had learned as a boy. An Altadena resident who perished was a grandmother and former actor affectionately known as “Momma D.”

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.

Damage caused by Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire in Altadena were captured by photojournalists as L.A. officials map the extent of the blazes.

(Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) Burned-out cars sit amongst debris at a residence on Altadena Drive destroyed by the Eaton ... made when authorities estimate fire damage. As California’s wildfire agency quickly listed the Pacific Palisades ...

A week after wind-whipped wildfires began their deadly rampage through Southern California, investigators search for clues into what started the devastating blazes. The answers may take months or even longer,

A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center for Angelenos impacted by the fires has also been set up at the UCLA Research Park (formerly the Westside Pavilion). The center will serve as FEMA’s central hub for evacuated residents on the Westside, offering aid to those who have lost their homes, businesses or vital records.

The blaze ravaging across Los Angeles have killed 24 people so far, displaced thousands, and destroyed over 12,000 structures. The fires have burned through an area larger than San Francisco. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday.

Southern California residents tell KCAL that they refuse to leave their LA homes amid the wildfires due to looters.