A rapidly spreading wildfire fueled by strong winds has forced evacuations and threatened thousands of structures in the Los Angeles hills. The Palisades Fire, visible for miles, consumed nearly 2 square miles of land and prompted evacuations for approximately 30,000 residents. Governor Gavin Newsom warned of widespread damage and urged caution as the worst winds are expected overnight.
By Christopher Weber, Associated PressWater is dropped by helicopter on the advancing Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles , Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known, and no injuries had been reported, officials said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in western Los Angeles, a fire swiftly consumed nearly 2 square miles of land, sending up a dramatic plume of smoke visible across the city. Residents in Venice Beach, some 6 miles away, reported seeing the flames. It was one of several blazes across the area.
A line of vehicles crowds the road as residents flee from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. “She vacated her car and left it running,” Adams said. She and many other residents walked down toward the ocean until it was safe.“It is crazy, it’s everywhere, in all the nooks and crannies of the Palisades. One home’s safe, the other one’s up in flames,” Adams said.
Actor Steve Guttenberg, who lives in the Pacific Palisades, urged people who abandoned their cars to leave their keys behind so they could be moved to make way for fire trucks.
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