A wildfire fueled by strong winds ripped through Pacific Palisades, California, forcing thousands to flee their homes. The blaze rapidly spread, destroying homes and prompting a massive evacuation effort.
A fire was burning out of control Tuesday in Pacific Palisades , destroying homes and forcing residents to abandon their vehicles and flee amid a potentially “life-threatening and destructive” windstorm. Most of Pacific Palisades was under an evacuation order by the afternoon, as residents fought traffic jams and heavy smoke trying to escape the nearby flames. The blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m.
near Piedra Morada Drive and was pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could fuel any spark into a fast-moving and erratic wildfire. It was more than 700 acres by the afternoon. 'It's bad. It's like an inferno,' said Lori Libonati, who lives in Pacific Palisades and saw the fire start to burn Tuesday morning before evacuating. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Massive smoke plumes filled the sky around the Palisades fire as families evacuated not far from hillsides glowing with orange. The blaze quickly jumped across Palisades Drive according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — leaving many trying to evacuate in a precarious and chaotic situation. Some jumped out of their stalled cars to run toward the beach, other were forced to return home and shelter-in-place if they couldn't get out, residents told The Times. Ellen Delosh-Bacher tried to rush home from downtown Los Angeles when she heard about the fire to get her 95-year-old mother, her caregiver and their two dogs, but she quickly hit a standstill at Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive. Then, the fire exploded right along the road and police officers started yelling for people to abandon their cars: “Run for your lives!” Delosh-Bacher recalled. She left her keys still in the ignition and ran the half-mile down to the beach. Firefighters could be heard telling dispatchers over radio traffic that as many as 100 abandoned vehicles were blocking the road. “This is like an apocalypse,” Delosh-Bacher said. “I live on a ridg
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