A new fire sparked near Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, California, adding to the anxieties surrounding the ongoing Palisades Fire. Driven by high winds, the blaze prompted evacuations and exacerbated the power outages already affecting over 96,000 homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.
Another fire broke out tonight near Eaton Canyon northeast of Pasadena , far from the Palisades Fire. It was also fueled by high winds.With the northernmost sections of its North of Montana neighborhood under mandatory evacuation orders, Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus public transit system is offering free rides to evacuees. The system said buses would run hourly from two locations on San Vicente Boulevard, the southern boundary for the city's evacuations.
Those stops are at Ocean Avenue at the coast and Seventh Street a few blocks inland, it said on X tonight. The buses will take riders to the Palisades Fire's evacuation center a few miles away at the Westwood Recreation Center in the L.A. community of Westwood.The number of homes and businesses without power in the Los Angeles area has risen to more than 96,000, according to There were 96,013 customers without electricity at around 8:35 p.m., up from around 42,000 earlier in the evening, according to data from the site. The region is being lashed by high Santa Ana winds, which are fueling wildfires and creating what officials say is an extreme wildfire risk.The fire broke out near Eaton Canyon tonight, near Altadena and Pasadena. It is being fueled by high winds, according to fire agencies, and it has resulted in orders to evacuate.California Attorney General Rob Bonta tonight warned against excessive price increases by retailers who may see an opportunity to overcharge evacuees and others affected by the Palisades Fire. Price gouging for shelter, gas, food and other essential supplies during a state of emergency is illegal under state law. “If you see price gouging — or if you’ve been the victim of it — I encourage you to immediately file a complaint with my office,” Bonta said in a statement. His office said it’s generally illegal to boost prices on essential needs by 10% or more during such an emergency. Earlier this evening, Go
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