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.

Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.

While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing away flammable vegetation;