A wildfire rapidly grew in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fueled by strong winds and forcing residents to evacuate. Some residents fled their homes, others followed evacuation orders, while others were forced to abandon their cars and walk to safety as flames approached. The fire, which began at 20 acres, grew to nearly 800 acres in a few hours. Sunset Boulevard was jammed with traffic as people tried to escape, with the fire department urging people to leave their vehicles as flames came dangerously close.
As the Pacific Palisades wildfire quickly grew Tuesday afternoon amid a destructive windstorm, some residents chose to leave, others followed evacuation orders and others were forced to walk among the smoke and ash, abandoning their cars stuck in gridlock as flames dangerously approached. At 10:30 a.m. the Palisades Fire was estimated to be 20 acres, and an hour later it had grown to 200 acres. A few hours later, it reached nearly 800 acres and continues to grow in size.
'There's one road in and one road out, and there's a fire road, and I tried to go on through the fire road, but a flame went right over my head, so I went down the main road and everyone had that idea obviously.' Many residents headed toward the ocean where Super Scoopers could be seen dipping down to load up on water amid a black, smoky sky. Longtime Santa Monica, Palisades resident Sean Butler said once he got the evacuation order, he didn't hesitate.
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