A new wildfire was reported today at 11:19 p.m. in Los Angeles County. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

The hazardous air quality in Los Angeles is largely a result of smoke from the Pacific Palisades Fire, intensified by strong Santa Ana winds.

Ongoing wildfires blazing through Los Angeles have scorched more than 30,000 acres, destroyed 10,000 homes and businesses, and placed at least 100,000 residents under evacuation orders. The biggest of the blazes—a fire that lit up the Pacific Palisades,

California's largest homeowner insurer, State Farm, is offering renewals to policyholders in areas affected by the fires.

In light of the ongoing devastating wildfires in california, the insurance industry has again been brought front and center. And while wildfires aren’t the big