As wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles, historic Black neighborhoods are experiencing catastrophic damage. In Altadena, one of the city’s historic Black communities, a 66-year-old man tragically died while attempting to save his family home of 55 years.

Some returned to their homes to find nothing left after they were destroyed by the Los Angeles wildfires. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz met with some of them in the Altadena neighborhood.

The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing reside

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was running a recall for its off-duty members, not anyone with firefighting experience.