First discovered: 7:52 a.m. Feb. 3 A new wildfire was reported today at 7:52 a.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be built in places that could burn?

Los Angeles faced an unprecedented wildfire crisis, with blazes such as the Palisades and Eaton fires wreaking havoc across the region. These fires resulted in at least 25 fatalities and the destruction of over 12,