Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for a week. A crew of 5,104 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 18% of the fire by Tuesday evening. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.

At least 25 people have been killed in the Los Angeles fires as of Wednesday, and public officials warn the number is expected to rise. It’s been eight days since the largest blaze, the Palisades Fire,

When the Palisades Fire broke out on Jan. 7, Caleb Serban-Lawler could see it from his apartment in downtown Los Angeles. Serban-Lawler jumped in his car and raced toward the flames to help with evacuations.

Raw footage of the rescue shows the man driving through smoke, fire, and flying embers to get the pets and their owner to safety

A video shared by Caleb Serban-Lawler shows him helping to rescue a woman and her four dogs while he was attempting to escape the Palisades Fire last week.