The beach city of Malibu was one of the areas decimated by the wave of wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County. Thousands raced away from their homes and businesses as the fire advanced. In the chaos, many were left with no choice but to leave their animals at the mercy of the flames.

Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.

Mel Gibson visited the rubble of his $14.5 million Malibu mansion Wednesday, one week after it burned down in the Palisades Fire. The actor, 69, was escorted through his neighborhood in a firetruck and then surveyed the damage done to his home of 15 years.

Malibu's serene beauty before the wildfires included stunning coastlines and celebrity havens. Here's what the community looked like before the devastation.

A surfer’s experience is a grim preview of what likely lies ahead for many Californians after wildfires wiped out entire neighborhoods.

In a new interview, "Love Story" star Ali MacGraw recalls losing everything in the 1993 Malibu fire and details the emotional moment she knew she had to flee Los Angeles.

Many know Malibu as a world-famous hub of wellness, rehabilitation and addiction treatment. The fires are tearing it apart.

A former child star from Australia died when the Los Angeles wildfires ripped through his family’s Malibu estate in California earlier this week, according to his mother.

Kanye West’s infamous Malibu mansion — a Tadao Ando-designed masterpiece that West left gutted and abandoned — has miraculously survived the devastating California wildfires, according to its new owner. The news was first reported by Realtor.com.

Hilton is one of many celebrities who have lost their homes as a result of the fires that have wreaked havoc across the Los Angeles area, causing evacuations of at least 70,000 people. Five people have been killed in the wildfires have been deemed the most destructive in Los Angeles history.

On Wednesday at 1:51 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated wind advisory valid from 2 p.m. until Thursday 2 p.m. The advisory is for Ventura County Beaches, Ventura County Inland Coast,

A third of eastern Malibu has been destroyed by the blaze, including the communities of Big Rock and Carbon Mesa and a famed stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, officials said.