Wildfires have been raging for the fourth day in Los Angeles County, California. Fire devoured thousands of buildings: from schools, hospitals and apartment buildings to luxury villas. The fire element,

Powerful winds and dry conditions are fueling wildfires in California, particularly in Los Angeles. Five lives lost, over 100,000 people evacuated, and thousands of acres burned since the fires began.

The wind-driven wildfires burning out of control in the Los Angeles area couldn't have emerged at a more perilous moment for California's homeowners, as officials try to rehab what they concede is a deepening "insurance crisis.