Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...

Stately palm trees, lining neighborhoods, are a defining emblem of Los Angeles. The two trees are among the most notorious of non-native plants that are highly flammable. In a fire they can go up ...

Los Angeles has its own problem plant: palms. Many palm species, once they catch fire ... foot perimeter of a building and requires that tree canopies be at least 10 feet away.

Many posted the clip and claimed that the location of the video was in Los Angeles, California. In the footage, a man who was wearing a sweatshirt (hoodie) was caught next to a palm tree and he ...