A massive fire has erupted in LA, quickly spread to hundreds of acres with thousands ordered to leave their homes
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Los Angeles County power outages reach nearly 100,000
Eaton Fire grows to 400 acres as thousands forced to evacuate near Pasadena
Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency in Los Angeles amid raging Palisades Fire
Nearly 30,000 people in Los Angeles under evacuation orders
An ‘apocalyptic’ blaze in Los Angeles has caused a huge powercut, thousands to flee their homes and a state of emergency declared.
Palisades Drive in the Pacific Palisades has been sealed off due to an enormous fire that’s now raging out of control.
Two other brush fires have also broken out nearby and authorities fear they may also spread quickly due to the high winds.
The Los Angeles Fire Department put out a plea for off-duty firefighters to help fight the flames that were being pushed by winds topping 60 mph (97 kph) in some places and creating chaotic scenes as residents fled.
02:23Charlie Jones
Deserted red carpet as SAG Awards 2025 reveal moved online
As the wildfires continue to rage out of control, the organizers of the prestigious SAG Awards have made the difficult decision to cancel the celebration.
Instead the winners will be announced online and the celebration postponed until February.
“In an abundance of caution for the safety of our presenters, guests, and staff, the live in-person 31st Annual SAG Awards nominations announcement has been canceled due to the wildfires and adverse wind conditions in Los Angeles,” the SAG shared in a statement they shared on social media Tuesday night.
“Nominees will be unveiled tomorrow at 7:30am PT via press release and the SAG Awards website,” the statement further read.
The statement concluded with: “We look forward to celebrating these incredible actors and their work at the SAG Awards ceremony on February 23. In the meantime, we urge everyone to stay safe, and thank you for your continued support.”
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01:47Anthony Orrico
Third fire breaks out in Los Angeles County just north of 210 freeway in San Fernando
CALFire officials confirmed on their website that a third wildfire had broken out at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday evening around where Interstate 5 and Interstate 210 meet in San Fernando. The Slymar Fire has so far burned 50 acres, according to CALFire.
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for areas north of the 210 Freeway from Roxford to the Interstate 5 U.S. Route 14 split, CALFire said on their website.
01:30Anthony Orrico
SAG Awards nomination ceremony canceled amid major LA wildfires
The Screen Actors Guild announced late Tuesday night that it would be cancelling their award nomination ceremony, which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening. SAG said in a statement posted on X that in lue of an in-person ceremony the nominations will be posted Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. PST via press release on it’s website
SAG cited an “abundance of caution” for the wildfire and extreme wind conditions as the reason for the canceling.
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on Feb. 23.
01:07Anthony Orrico
Multiple civilian injuries reported in Malibu as people seen walking out of neighborhood with burns
Multiple burn victims were found walking out of a Malibu neighborhood towards Duke’s beachfront at around 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, The New York Timesreported citing Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
These are the first reported injuries from either the Eaton or Palisades Fire. KCAL News reported that the victims were from a neighborhood in Malibu that were under mandatory evacuation orders. Scott told the times that the LAFD directed emergency personnel to treat them.
A 25-year-old female was also reported to have suffered a serious head injury at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening, according to Scott. The conditions of the civilian victims as well as the firefighter were not immediately made available.
00:56Anthony Orrico
Ember raining down in Pacific Palisades as winds reach peak gusts overnight
The peak of the once in a decade wind storm is about to arrive as two separate fires burn out of control in the greater Los Angeles area. Embers can be seen being thrown by the wind as homes and foliage are engulfed by the flames. So far the Palisades Fire has burned nearly 3,000 acres and the Eaton Fire near Pasendena has burned 400 acres, according to CALFire.
The National Weather Service reported that areas near the fire are seeing gusts of 50-70 mph Tuesday night and those are not likely to subside
Over 30,000 residents are under a mandatory evacuation order, but that number is expected to rise as the Eaton Fire continues to move east towards Glendora, near the 210 Freeway.
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00:35Anthony Orrico
Vice President Harris’ Los Angeles home in evacuation zone
Vice President Kamala Harris’ Los Angeles home is now in the evacuation zone as a result of the Palisades fire. NBC News reported that the home was in the eastern portion of the evacuation zone but did not specify where the home is.
Harris is currently in Washington D.C. Over 30,000 residents are under mandatory evacuation orders from both the Palisades FIre and the Eaton Fire.
Los Angeles County power outages reach nearly 100,000
The number of customers without power in Los Angles County Tuesday night has now climbed to 96,000 homes and businesses, according to the tracking website poweroutage.us. This is up the 42,000 reported by the site earlier today. The worst of the Santa Ana winds is expected to begin at 10 p.m. this evening and peak overnight, lightening up, but not stopping, at around 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. Red Flag warnings for much of Southern California will be in effect until Thursday afternoon.
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23:43Anthony Orrico
Los Angeles City Councilwoman says fire will destroy “hundreds” of structures
LA City Councilwoman Traci Park, whose district includes the Pacific Palisades, told The New York Times Tuesday evening that the Palisades Fire will destroy hundreds of structures in the area. The fire has already burned nearly 3,000 acres as of 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to CALFire.
“This is going to be devastating, a devastating loss, for all of Los Angeles,” Park told The Times.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he saw “many structures already destroyed.” Officials did not give an exact number of structures damaged or destroyed in the blaze during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
23:36Anthony Orrico
The Hills alum Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montague’s home was engulfed in Pacific Palisades fire
Reality star couple Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s home in the Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles neighborhood, went up in flames on Tuesday.
A 1,200-acre brush fire emerged in the Palisades on Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, Spencer and Heidi’s home was burned down amid the wildfire as it roared through the celeb-filled neighborhood, TMZ reported. Thankfully, The Hills alum and their whole family safely evacuated their home to another location earlier today.
Spencer uploaded a video on his Instagram Stories timeline before the evacuation started. In Spencer’s clip, fire officials can be seen dumping water from overhead onto the nearby mountainside attempting to contain the flames. He was pictured outside of his home, appearing saddened by the spreading fire. Actor James Woods also filmed the roaring flames from his home in the burning neighborhood. In his video, firefighters can be seen dropping water on the area.
Spencer, Heidi, and their family had to evacuate their burning neighborhood
23:34KEY EVENT
Eaton Fire grows to 400 acres as thousands forced to evacuate near Pasadena
The Eaten Fire near Pasadena burning the in San Gabriel Mountains has now grown to 400 acres, according to CALFire.
23:29Anthony Orrico
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares state of emergency
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening for the city as the Palisades and Eaton Fires continue to burn and thousands are forced to evacuate from their homes.
“The City is working AGGRESSIVELY to confront this emergency,” Mayor Karen Basswrote on X.
Bass said she was declaring the emergency to help “amplify” the response to the fires. California Gov. Gavin Newsom had already declared a state of emergency earlier on Tuesday and President Joe Biden had approved the allotment of federal emergency funds.
23:11Anthony Orrico
Evacuation orders issued for Santa Monica amid Palisades Fire
The City of Santa Monica has announced Tuesday night that it issuing mandatory evacuation order for all areas of the city north of San Vicente. The order was issued around 7:30 p.m. PST.
“Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is closed to public access,”Santa Monica’s government said on X.
The Palsidades Fire has burned nearly 3,000 acres as of 8 p.m. local time, according to CALFire. The fire broke out at 10:30 a.m. this morning the cause has yet to be determined. The city had been under evacuation warnings and had told residents to be prepared to leave and to avoid nonessential travel in the northern part of the city.
23:02Anthony Orrico
Los Angeles Fire Department asks all off-duty personnel to call in about availability
The LAFD in a post on X has asked all off-duty peronnel to call in and inform their supreriors about avaliblity as firefighters continue to batle multiple wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
Extreme winds have been creating what the LAFD fire chief called “extreme” fire conditions.
22:54Anthony Orrico
Eaton Fire grows to 200 acres near Pasadena
A second wildfire has broken out near Pasendena, California and has quickly grown to 200 acres, according to CALFire. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for the several areas in the Pasendena. Residents in the area can check CALFire’s website to see specific evacuation zones. The fire is currently burning near Altadena Drive and Midwick and has the potential to grow to 500 acres, according to fire officials.
22:25Anthony Orrico
42,032 homes and businesses in Los Angeles County without power
More than 40,000 customers in Los Angeles County are without power Tuesday evening, according to tracking site poweroutage.us. The Palisades Fire has exploded to nearly 3,000 acres as high winds and dry conditions are providing ample conditions for the fire to spread.
Southern California Edison, the region’s largest electricity provider, have been warning since late last week that they may preemptively shut off power to some areas to mitigate the fire risk caused by historic high winds. SoCal Edison warns that winds can knock power lines down, increasing the risk of fires sparking and quickly spreading.
22:17Anthony Orrico
New fire breaks out in the hills above Pasadena
A second LA wildfire has broken out in city of Pasadena as firefighters continue to battle the raging Palisades inferno that has decimated communities across the city.
A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain told NBC Los Angeles that the fire had quickly grown to 20 acres and had the potential to explode to 500 acres. City of Pasadena spokesperson Lisa Derderian said tonight described the blaze as “spreading quickly”.
Dubbed the Eaton Fire it has exploded to 200 acres and is burning near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive, Altadena/Pasadena, according to CALFire. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for zone PAS-EO19 which includes the area of Eaton Canyon.
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22:04Anthony Orrico
Parts of Southern California under unhealthy air quality warnings
Many regions of Southern California are under unhealthy air quality warnings as a result of the raging Palisades Fire, according to local officials. The most affected areas include parts of Malibu as well as northwestern coastal Los Angeles County, but areas as far east as Riverside County are under air quality alerts for sensitive groups.
“Predicting where ash or soot from a fire will travel, or how winds will impact air quality, is difficult, so it’s important for everyone to stay aware of the air quality in your area, make plans, and take action to protect your health and your family’s health,” Dr. Muntu Davis, health officer for Los Angeles County, said in a statement.
“Smoke and ash can harm everyone, even those who are healthy. However, people at higher risk include children, older adults, pregnant individuals, and those with heart or lung conditions or weakened immune systems,” Davis said.
21:51Anthony Orrico
Fire spreads onto Palisades High School campus as officials race to save school
The Palisades Fire how now spread onto the campus of nearby Palisades High School as officials are racing to safe the school.
“The baseball field is on fire,” said Allison Holdorff Polhill, senior advisor to school board member Nick Melvoin per the Los Angeles Times. “Neighbors have sent me photos of the baseball field on fire. And the tennis courts. Classroom bungalows may be on fire, but that is not confirmed. The fire department deployed over 90 minutes ago in an attempt to save the structures.”
On its website today, the school said, “Due to the ongoing Palisades fires, PCHS is currently closed. Students and families are advised to avoid the area and adhere to all evacuation orders.”
21:43Anthony Orrico
Palisades Fire jumps Pacific Coast Highway as it grows to nearly 3,000 acres
The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles has now exploded to nearly 3,000 acres Tuesday evening as of 6:30 p.m. PST. The fire has reportedly jumped the Pacific Coast Highway in the area of the Pacific Palisades, according to local fire officials. The high winds in the area caused the fast moving fire to spread extremely quickly as fire officials continued to work to contain it.
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21:32Anthony Orrico
Palisades Fire now at 1,300 acres
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection provided an update Tuesday evening saying the fire has now exploded to 1,300 acres as of 6:30 p.m. PST Tuesday evening.
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21:28Anthony Orrico
Gov. Newsom thanks President Biden for quick response to request for federal emergency funds
In an earlier news conference on Tuesday California Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked President Joe Biden for his quick approval for federal emergency funds related to the Palisades fire currently burning in Los Angeles.
“It didn’t take more than a text message to get the FMAG approved, which means we’re getting reimbursed for the vast majority if these costs,” Newsom said.
Newsom appeared to take a vailed shot at President-Elect Donald Trump, although he did not mention him by name.
“No politics, no handwringing, no kissing of the feet. The President of the United States said. “Yes, what else do you need?’ The emergency declaration is being drafted as we speak. And I just want to thank the president because that is something I don’t take for granted and something we should not take for granted at this moment in American history. So thank you President Biden.”
Biden had been in the Los Angeles on Tuesday area for a number of events including the dedication of new national monument in Riverside County about 70 miles east of Los Angeles. Those plans have cancelled according to The White House amid the wildfire and the dangerous winds in the area.
21:17KEY EVENT
Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency in Los Angeles amid raging Palisades Fire
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday evening that he is declaring a state of emergency for the Los Angeles area “to further support the communities impacted by this fire,” his office said in a statement.
The declaration empowers the governor to call up the National Guard if necessary as well as access local government resources. In an earlier news conference Newsom said that his request for emergency federal funds had been approved. Those funds will cover 75% of local firefighting costs related to the Palisades Fire.
Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles “catching on fire”
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Getty Villa Museum is “catching on fire” citing an unidentified official heard over Los Angeles Fire Department radio. LAFD and the Getty Foundation did not immediately respond to the LA Times request for comment. NBC News reported shortly after the LA Times reported the story that the building was not on fire presently but was in serious danger.
NBC News reported that the Getty Foundation issued a statement saying the works inside the museum are safe but the grounds around the building are catching fire but no the building itself.
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA – JANUARY 07: The Palisades fire burns around the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, January 7, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/ Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
20:26Anthony Orrico
Hundreds of cars abandoned on SoCal highways as residents heed evacuation warnings
Residents heeding the evacuation warnings fled their homes in cars found nothing but gridlock traffic on the freeways with many forced to abandon their vehicles and flee the fire on foot.
Long-time Palisades resident Will Adams told the Associated Press he was down in town when the fires started and immediately went to pick his two kids up from St. Matthews Parish’s school, which is now in the line of the fire.
His wife, who was at home, was driving down the main evacuation road for residents in the upper part of the neighborhood when embers flew into her car.
“She vacated her car and left it running,” Adams said. She and many other residents walked down toward the ocean until it was safe.
Adams said he had never seen a fire this low into the neighborhood in the 56 years he’s lived there.
“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.
Local officials resorted to using bulldozers to clear the roads of abandoned vehicles to make way for emergency personell.
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20:09Anthony Orrico
President Biden’s Riverside County event canceled amid raging wildfire and dangerous winds
President Joe Biden’s trip to Southern California this week was upended amid the dangerous winds and ongoing Pacific Palisades Fire. Biden was scheduled to travel from Los Angeles to Riverside County to dedicate a new national monument near Joshua Tree National Park.
“Today’s event will be rescheduled for next week at the White House so that key stakeholders can attend,” the White House said in a statement.
The Washington Post reported that Biden had been preparing to issue a proclamation establishing the Chuckwalla National Monument.
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20:00Anthony Orrico
Gov. Newsom warns residents across Southern California not to assume they are out of danger
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a news conference on Tuesday the worst of the winds are expected between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday.
“We’re not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination. You may feel at home that you’re fine down in Riverside County, San Bernardino County, down in Ventura County, other parts of the state but there’s a reason we prepositioned hundreds of assets and personnel on Sunday in anticipation of this wind event,” Newsom said. “You heard the chief say that from 10 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m tomorrow there will be peak winds. And having just quite literally an hour or so ago gone up the canyon and saw first hand the impact of these swirling winds and the embers and the number structures that are destroyed.”
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19:47Anthony Orrico
National Weather Service says this is the worst wind storm to hit Southern California in more than a decade
Forecasters predicted the windstorm would last for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills — including in areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months. The National Weather service said it could be the strongest Santa Ana windstorm in more than a decade across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
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19:43Anthony Orrico
Sections of Interstate 10 closed to non essential traffic
Sections of Interstate 10 and the scenic Pacific Coast Highway were closed to all non-essential traffic to aid in evacuation efforts. But other roads were blocked. Some residents jumped out of their vehicles to get out of danger and waited to be picked up.
Resident Kelsey Trainor told the Associated Press the only road in and out of her neighborhood was completely blocked. Ash fell all around them while fires burned on both sides of the road.
“We looked across and the fire had jumped from one side of the road to the other side of the road,” Trainor said. “People were getting out of the cars with their dogs and babies and bags, they were crying and screaming. The road was just blocked, like full-on blocked for an hour.”
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19:31KEY EVENT
Nearly 30,000 people in Los Angeles under evacuation orders
Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department told The New York Times on Tuesday that nearly 30,000 people in the greater Los Angeles area are under evacuation orders this evening as the Palisades fire continues to rage.
10,000 households and more than 13,000 structures are under threat from the blaze, according to Crowley.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he saw “many structures already destroyed.” Officials did not give an exact number of structures damaged or destroyed in the blaze.
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19:19Anthony Orrico
California Gov. Newsom urges residents to heed evacuation orders
California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference Tuesday afternoon and urged residents to heed evacuation orders for those in the direct path of the fire.
“It’s incredibly important that we heed the warnings, the calls. We’re not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination,” Newsom said.
“There’s a reason we prepositioned hundreds of assets and personnel on Sunday in anticipation of this wind event,” the governor added.
23:56Anthony Orrico
8,600 customers without power as SoCal Edison looks to mitigate continued fire risk from high winds
Southern California Edison, the primary electricity provider for the region, announced that the number of customers who have had their power preemptively shut off rose to 8,600 Tuesday afternoon. During high wind storms utility providers often proactively shut off power to many areas to prevent downed power lines from sparking fires.
Kathleen Dunleavy, a spokeswoman for the company told The New York Times that this is one of the largest shutoff in the companies history. Dunleavy said that the timetable for power being restored will depend of the weater conditions.
“We have to wait until it’s safe” she told The Times.
23:48Anthony Orrico
Fire grows to more than 1,200 acres
The Palisades Fire has grown to more than 1,200 acres Tuesday afternoon as fire officials continue to battle the blaze that broke out this morning at around 10:30 a.m, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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23:40Anthony Orrico
Evacuation Center established for those ordered to flee from fire
Mandatroy evacution orders have been issued for the areas between Piedra Morada Drive and Pacific Coast Highway. Those forced to flee the fire are welcome to seek shelter at the Westwood Recreation Center at 1350 South Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles
23:36Anthony Orrico
Several roads closed to public access as fire officials race to contain blaze
California Highway Patrol has closed off public access to several major roads in the area surrounding the fire to help firefighters access the area. The following roads are closed, according to the CHP.
Southbound Pacific Coast Highway at Las Flores Canyon Rd
Southbound Pacific Coast Highway at Topanga Canyon Boulevard
Coastline Drive and Southbound Pacific Coast Highway
Local officials have said that many roads are impassible due to gridlock traffic including Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive in the area near the fire.
23:31Anthony Orrico
Jennifer Lopez movie premiere canceled as Palisades fire rages
A Los Angeles movie premiere scheduled for Tuesday night for a new Amazon MGM movie Unstoppable starring Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome has been cancelled amid the raging Pacific Palisades fire,Deadline reported Tuesday afternoon. The fire has been raging since around 10:30 a.m. this morning and has burned over 700 acres as of 2 p.m. local time, according to CALFire.
Both Sunset Boulevard at Palisades Drive was also reportedly impassable causing many fleeing the fire to abandon their cars and flee on foot.
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23:24Anthony Orrico
Local resident recounts getting hit with flaming palm fronds while fleeing from fire
A local resident told ABC 7 that while fleeing from the dangerous fire she was hit with the flaming palm fronds. She told the outlet she was in Hollywood when she heard about the fire near her Pacific Palisades home and raced home to try and save her cat who was still inside. She then abandoned her car after getting stuck in gridlock traffic and raced on foot to her home and was able to save her cat.
With the cat in her arms she described running through the streets to flee the fire while being hit by flaming pieces of the palm trees burning above her.
“I’m getting hit with palm leaves on fire, I ran into a car,” she described. “It’s terrifying. It’s like a horror movie. I’m screaming and crying going down the street.”
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23:12Mataeo Smith
LA officials utilize bulldozers to toss abandoned vehicles out of the street
LA officials are literally bulldozing abandoned vehicles out of the street to make evacuations easier in the wake of the horrific 300-acre Palisades wildfire.
The blaze began Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. and is reportedly heading for celebrity residences. It has all ready consumed that of actor James Woods.
LAFD is using a BULLDOZER to clear abandoned cars off Palisades Drive. Unreal. #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/sM93Zud3q9
— Scott Murphy (@ScottMurphyInLA) January 7, 2025
Although Steve Guttenberg attempted to caution them, drivers who have left their cars unattended may discover that they are a little worse off when they go back.
The “Police Academy” star begged his fellow Angelenos who might abandon their cars in the traffic bottlenecks around the Palisades Fire to leave the keys inside. Otherwise, clogged highways could hinder firemen.
“What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot. This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars,” he told KTLA Tuesday afternoon. “If you leave your car behind, leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there.”
However, a number of drivers disregarded that advise, and authorities deployed a huge bulldozer to move stopped cars on Palisades Drive to the side of the road so that emergency vehicles could pass.
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23:04Mataeo Smith
Residents flee ‘life-threatening’ Palisades wildfire as wind gains strength
As a potentially “life-threatening, destructive” windstorm struck Southern California on Tuesday, firefighters rushed to contain a rapidly spreading wildfire in the hillsides of Los Angeles, which are home to several celebrities. The fire was visible for miles, and the roads were congested with cars as residents attempted to evacuate.
Forecasters warned the worst may be yet to come with the windstorm predicted to last for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills.
Already the winds were toppling trees, creating dangerous surf and bringing extreme wildfire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months.
Fire crews were battling a handful of small blazes in the Los Angeles area, including in the foothills of the Pacific Palisades area in western Los Angeles where residents were ordered to evacuate. The Palisades Fire swiftly consumed more than 200 acres (81 hectares) of dry brush and sent up a huge plume of smoke visible across the city. Residents in Venice Beach, some 6 miles (10 kilometers) away, reported seeing the flames.
An Associated Press journalist saw a roof and chimney of one home in flames and another residence where the walls were burning. The neighborhood that borders Malibu about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of downtown LA includes hillside streets of tightly-packed homes along winding roads nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
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23:00Mataeo Smith
Celebrities film blaze just inches from multi-million dollar megamansion
Celebrity hotspot Pacific Palisades went up in flames amid a growing California wildfire.
An evacuation order was put into effect as Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement: “The Palisades Fire is burning near Palisades Drive. Those nearby should get set for a potential wildfire evacuation by gathering supplies and loved ones.”
Leaving pic.twitter.com/yJDQ8xIhbI
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 7, 2025
Actor James Woods captured jaw-dropping footage of a house on a hill burning away, filling the sky with thick smoke. “We’ve got a lot of planes going over dropping water but…. shit,” he says in defeat. Woods supposedly recorded the fire just inches from his mansion.
While official burn and damage reports have yet to be released, celebrities such as Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson notoriously live in the area. Reese Witherspoon, Adam Sandler, Steve Guttenberg, and Michael Keaton are among the A-listers who call the neighborhood home.
A 14-year-old teen is reportedly stuck at home while the massive Palisades wildfire rages on. His mother can’t help him because she’s stuck in traffiic, according to LA authorities who say they are with the mom.
The residence is located at 17173 Palisades Cir. The massive flame has so far spread to 300 acres and shown no signs of slowing.
The blaze is being egged on by the wind, which is starting to pick up signifigantly. The winds are beginning to pick up their hardest. 78 mph gusts are been recorded at Whiteman LA Airport.
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22:43Mataeo Smith
Palisades wildfire engulfs 300 acres
The brush fire that began Tuesday at 11 a.m. near Pacific Palisades, California, has quickly spread to 300 acres.
The Los Angeles neighborhood’s residents are being ordered to leave right away. “Evacuate now from the area of Palisades Area. Those not in the evacuation area should shelter in place. Evacuation order for Palisades Fire,” the Los Angeles Fire Department said on X.
A map showing the required evacuation area has been released by the Los Angeles Fire Department. Evacuees are being told to head west on Sunset to southbound PCH and south along Palisades Dr.
California’s wildfire situation is “near worst case scenario” for locals, according to meteorologist Paul Deano. According to him, the fire is spreading toward neighborhoods due to gusts of up to 55 mph, endangering additional homes and human lives.
Strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity are the main causes of this occurrence, which increases the risk of wildfires. “It’s a near worst-case scenario for #PacificPalisades with 46-55 mph winds pushing a brush fire into multiple neighborhoods,” Paul Deanno, a meteorologist for KCBS and KCAL, two Los Angeles CBS stations, posted on X.
Due to the bush fire and extremely high winds, President Joe Biden has decided to cancel his trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley in California.
