A 200-acre brush fire ignited in Pacific Palisades, California, on Tuesday, prompting evacuations and sending a massive plume of smoke billowing into the sky. Fueled by strong winds, the fire rapidly spread, forcing residents to flee and prompting a massive firefighting response.
A dramatic brush fire erupted in Pacific Palisades, threatening structures as a powerful windstorm battered the region.A 200-acre brush fire erupted Tuesday morning in Pacific Palisades, threatening structures and prompting an evacuation order as aThe quick-moving fire was reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive, just north of the Palisades Hills Recreation Center, sending a massive plume of smoke rose above the Santa Monica Mountains.
"The Palisades Fire is burning near Palisades Drive," the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement from. "Those nearby should get set for a potential wildfire evacuation by gathering supplies and loved ones." A massive contingent of Los Angeles city and county firefighting resources were deployed to the scene, including helicopters and Super Scoopers.
In a statement released at 11:13 a.m., Pepperdine University noted that fire officials predicted the fire had the potential to spread to as many as 200 acres "in the next 20 minutes as the winds push it from the northeast toward the Pacific Ocean. The fire is not presently a threat to the Malibu campus, though smoke from the fire is visible from campus."
Shortly afterward, the LAFD issued a mandatory evacuation order for the area between Piedra Morada Drive and Pacific Coast Highway.The cause of the fire was not immediately known.Copyright © 2025 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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