The potential cost for insurers of the devastation caus Los Angeles wildfires is now expected to surpass $20 billion, according to analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co., doubling their estimate from just a day before.

Wildfires raged for the third straight day, destroying swaths of America’s most populated county and displacing tens of thousands of residents, with firefighters struggling to contain the blazes.At least four infernos were simultaneously burning around Los Angeles,

Fires continue to rage across the Los Angeles area, prompting power outages, evacuation orders and curfews. The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Sunset fires have collectively consumed around 45 square miles.

With so many people displaced and looking for rentals, the region’s housing options could grow even scarcer and more expensive.

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 residential policies due to the high fire risk.

In Photos and Video Homes in Pacific Palisades continued to burn on Thursday as crews tried to slow the spread of the Palisades fire. Credit...Loren Elliott for The New York Times Supported by By The New York Times Follow continuing coverage of the wildfires in Southern California.

Iconic landmarks such as the Hollywood Sign were engulfed in smoke from the LA wildfires. See before and after photos of famous tourist hotspots.

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Six major blazes around Los Angeles County have destroyed thousands of structures and forced the evacuation of at least 200,000 residents. Stunning images taken from space show the destruction from the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire.