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The Palisades Fire was 72% contained Friday morning after burning more than 1,150 acres.

Containment of the 1,158-acre Palisades Fire increased to 66% Wednesday and Topanga Elementary Charter School was reopened after being closed due to air quality and safety concerns.

With a suspected arsonist in custody, firefighters Wednesday began their fifth full day of battling the Palisades Fire, a 1,158-acre brusher in rugged terrain that was 47 percent contained.

Authorities told NBC4 about a neighbor who alerted them to a homeless man who was disoriented and smelled of smoke. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

A homeless man has been charged in the Palisades Fire. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

About 1,000 Topanga Canyon-area residents who were evacuated due to the Pacific Palisades brushfire are being allowed to return home, with the blaze 23 percent contained and holding at 1,325 acres, officials said Tuesday.

Families living along Topanga Canyon got the all-clear to head home Monday as firefighters gain ground against the Palisades Fire.

Evacuations have been lifted as the Palisades Fire is 25% contained and an arson suspect was held. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, May 17, 2021.

The unnamed individual detained Sunday on suspicion of igniting the Palisades Fire Saturday is also suspected of setting four small brush fires near Topanga Canyon Boulevard Friday night, two law enforcement sources told NBC4’s I-Team.

One person is in custody in connection with the Palisades Fire, authorities announced Monday. The fire remains at zero percent containment late Monday morning and has already scorched over 1,300 acres. One firefighter suffered minor injuries, officials said. Michelle Valles reports on May 17, 2021 for NBC 4 News at 11 a.m..

An army of firefighters continued to battle a suspicious 1,325-acre brush fire in Pacific Palisades Monday as evacuation orders affecting about 1,000 people remained in effect.

A thick column of smoke rises out of the canyon in Topanga State Park for the third day in a row. The marine layer making it difficult to fight this fire from the air. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on May 16, 2021.

The threat in Pacific Palisades continues Sunday morning. Many residents are watching the sides of the hills as flames rise toward homes and authorities search for the person suspected of setting the fire. The flare-up forced evacuations in several Topanga Canyon neighborhoods. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Evacuation orders affecting about 1,000 people were in effect Sunday as firefighters continued to battle a raging brush fire in the Pacific Palisades that grew to 1,325 acres, and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies searched for a person suspected of setting the blaze.

Flames burn for a second night in the hills above Pacific Palisades, close enough to keep people on edge, the choppers loud enough to keep them awake. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on May 15, 2021.