City_on_Fire is about an out of control oil refinery conflagration that's not necessarily set in the Greater Houston Area or in L.A. County. It's set in a generic North American metropolis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_on_Fire_(1979_film)#Plot
https://www.morrowsheppard.com/blog/worst-refinery-explosions-in-us-history
While most of LA isn't on fire, some key parts of the county are.
https://www.california.com/the-4-coolest-national-forests-in-socal
https://wildfiretaskforce.org/southern-california-regional-profile
LA and Los_Angeles_County is a much larger area than Greater Houston. Some parts of Los_Angeles_County still have a wilderness feel and some parts still have heavily wooded sections or even forest_areas.
https://learncalifornia.org/southern-california-forests/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-fire-maps-palisades-eaton-hurst-2025
https://www.latimes.com/california/live/pacific-palisades-fire-updates-los-angeles
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/los-angeles-wildfires-water-scarcity
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents
https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Los+Angeles+fires