An epic aerial assault was underway Saturday as a fleet of aircraft worked to prevent the Palisades fire from hitting homes in Brentwood and Encino. The fire, fueled by winds and dry conditions, has already damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 13 people. While airdrops and ground crews made progress, communities remained under threat and the cause of several dry fire hydrants is under investigation.
An epic aerial assault was underway Saturday as a fleet of aircraft worked to prevent the Palisades fire from hitting homes in Brentwood and Encino. A shift in winds late Friday sent the fire north and east through the Santa Monica Mountains, forcing evacuations of Brentwood and the hills of Encino and Tarzana — keeping Los Angeles on edge in Day 5 of an unprecedented fire siege that has already damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 13 people.
was not yet in an evacuation zone, but students were put on high alert Saturday with its campus right next to an area under an evacuation warning. University housing officials sent an email to campus residents to 'stay vigilant and ready to evacuate,' county officials said. Remote instruction will continue for all undergraduate and graduate classes through Jan. 17,
Chancellor Julio Frenk announced Saturday. In an affluent section of Tarzana, residents in gated communities off Reseda Boulevard spent the night on edge watching the skyline to see if the Palisades blaze would encroach into the San Fernando Valley. Cohen stayed up all night, anxiously catching occasional flare-ups on the dark hillside, and early Saturday, drove up Reseda Boulevard to try and get a better sense of the fire.
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