Smoke and flames mark the head of the Fairview fire along Batista Road near Hemet on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) A deadly blaze near Hemet was burning on all sides and stubbornly ...

LAPD officers keep the public and media out of the Skull Rock Trailhead in an area that is under investigation as a potential starting point for the Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles ...

What's worse than a wall of fire? How about a whirling spiral of fire? In California, amid deadly wildfires, high winds have kicked up the rare phenomenon that is a firenado. You can check out the ...

Fire tornados — they'll all the fun and terror of a regular tornado, only coupled with a hellish blaze that promises to burn up whatever the tornado fails to ...

At least seven structures were destroyed and several more were damaged, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Two residents in Avery Canyon were killed while trying to flee, officials ...