Jan 31, 2018:
To date, the total combined dollar amount of filed insurance claims for the October and December 2017 fires in southern California reached almost $12 billion.
Jan 20, 2018:
Body of Montecito woman found, brings mudslide death toll to 21 | CNN
Jan 14, 2018:
The death toll from the January 10 mudslide in Montecito, California has risen to 20.
Twenty now dead in California mudslides, major highway closed | Reuters
Jan 10, 2018:
17 dead in California mudslides, more than a dozen missing | ABC News
California's largest ever fire was a force that could not be stopped | Los Angeles Times
Jan 9, 2018:
Evacuations ordered in fire-ravaged Southern California ahead of rain | CNN
Jan 2, 2018:
The Thomas Fire became the largest in California history by acreage burned (since record-keeping began in 1932) at 281,893 acres. The fire destroyed 1,063 structures and damaged 280.
The fire affected areas northwest of Los Angeles in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
The fire started on December 4, 2017 and the cause is still under investigation.
Thomas Fire Incident Information | fire.ca.gov
Southern California wildfires trigger mass destruction, hurting families, economy | Fox News
Dec 18, 2017:
The Thomas Fire is 45% contained.
California's Thomas Fire 45 Percent Contained | NPR
Dec 15, 2017:
In Ventura County Superior Court, a lawsuit was filed contending that Southern California Edison (SCE) contractors and employees are responsible for starting the Thomas fire. The lawsuit states that SCE construction activity near Santa Paula on December 4 caused dry vegetation to ignite.
The official cause of the fire is under investigation.
Thomas Fire victims file class action lawsuit against California utility | ABC News
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