What Caused the LA Wildfires? What We Know [Video]

Investigators are beginning their work to determine the origin and cause of huge fires in the Los Angeles area.

The Palisades fire, the largest of three blazes still burning, may have been started by the reigniting of a New Year’s Eve firework, according to evidence reviewed by The Washington Post.

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The fires have destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and killed at least 24 people.

Powerful winds have been largely to blame for turning wildfires that ignited last week into huge infernos that leveled whole neighborhoods around the city.

In all, the fires had consumed almost 40,000 acres. The Palisades fire was 13 percent contained by Sunday night, while containment on the Eaton Fire had reached 27 percent. A …