The Palisades fire in southern California is spurring evacuations as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the flames. Follow live updates.

Hundreds of thousands are without power in California as the powerful Santa Ana winds continue to cause the spread of multiple wildfires. There are over 249,159 people without power in California, according to the USA TODAY power outage tracker.

An analysis by J.P. Morgan estimates that the insured losses from the Southern California wildfires could exceed $20 billion and push overall economic losses to $50 billion.

As wildfires blaze across California, here is how inhaling smoke could affect your health, from itchy eyes to dementia risk.

Southern California — with sprawling cities, clogged freeways and heavy industry — is already notorious for some of the worst air quality in the nation. This week's wildfires are putting millions of people at risk for immediate health problems and longer term issues.

Buildings burned and other were charred from the Eaton Fire near Altadena, California. (Credit: Erika Hernandez)

Among thousands of reports of property damage and loss in the blazing California wildfires, two historic sites suffered significant losses.

California State Parks Director Armando Quintero acknowledged Wednesday the total loss of Will Rogers' historic ranch house and the Topanga Ranch Motel built by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back at President-elect Trump after a day-long back-and-forth over the California wildfire response.

In what appears to be his first public statement addressing the multiple, devastating wildfires that have burned nearly 2,000 structures in the Los Angeles area and killed at least five people, President-elect Donald Trump did nothing but blame California Gov.