The Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, California, has grown rapidly, destroying homes and forcing evacuations. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to the fire's destructive impact and the dangerous windstorm fueling its spread.
The governor of California declared a state of emergency as the Palisades Fire destroyed homes and families evacuated the area. 'This is a highly dangerous windstorm that’s creating extreme fire risk – and we’re not out of the woods. We’re already seeing the destructive impacts with this fire in Pacific Palisades that grew rapidly in a matter of minutes. Our deepest thanks go to our expert firefighters and first responders who jumped quickly into fighting this dangerous fire.
If you’re in Southern California, please pay attention to weather reports and follow any guidance from emergency officials,' Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a news release. The Palisades Fire swiftly consumed about 1,262 acres as of 3:25 p.m. PT. The blaze sent up a huge plume of smoke visible across the city. Residents in Venice Beach, some 6 miles away, reported seeing the flames. Several structures are threatened by the blaze, according to FOX 11. Video from the scene showed at least two homes on fire in the area and at least a dozen homes are in danger of becoming consumed as well. Road closures have been ordered along the Pacific Coast Highway and traffic has caused heavy gridlock. RELATED: Getty Villa Museum threatened by Palisades fireFOX 11’s Hailey Winslow spoke by phone to Tricia Cosentino, who attempted to flee along Palisades Drive but was forced to turn around by the choking smoke, flames, and heavy traffic.'I put the animals in the car, put my son in the car, even picked up a hitchhiker. We were surrounded by flames on all sides. There was smoke everywhere and I made a U-turn and came back up the hill because I was afraid to drive through it. So we're stuck here,' she recalled.'The canyon itself has a little bit of unstable land. So the rocks that are normally behind barriers, there's all sorts of rocks that have now crumbled onto the road itself. So it's even a little bit hard to drive. There is smoldering. There's as
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