After decimating neighborhoods in Altadena, the Eaton Fire has now become one of the deadliest in California history.​

Firefighters battling devastating wildfires in Southern California hope a reprieve from powerful winds this weekend can help them contain the disaster that has scorched more than 35,000 acres and killed at least 11 people.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office Saturday evening said the confirmed death toll from the area’s wildfires has risen to 16, up from the previous confirmed 11. Five of the new total were from the Palisades Fire and 11 from the Eaton Fire,

Firefighters continued working to contain the Eaton Fire that has burned Altadena and northern Pasadena. Here’s how the blaze grew, hour by hour.

Many homes have been passed down for decades from parents to their children, but now the neighborhoods face a new challenge.

NBC Los Angeles reporter Annette Arreola drove through the devastation in Altadena, Calif., from the Eaton Fire.