Intense winds fuel the Palisades Fire, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying hundreds of homes. Celebrities like Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore, and James Woods are among those impacted.
A firefighter watches the flames from the Palisades Fire burning homes on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on Wednesday. The blazes have already killed at least two people as the fires continue to be aided by intense winds that have reached nearly 100 mph. Such high winds are hindering firefighters’ efforts, and the fires are seeing “no percentage of containment,” instead ripping across thousands of acres of L.A.
County and destroying an estimated 3,000 structures and counting, the county fire department said on Wednesday. This indicates that the worst is still yet to come. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday night, telling Southern California residents to “stay vigilant, take all necessary precautions and follow local emergency guidance.” As the largest of the four blazes tore through the neighborhood, the coastal hillside area with several celebrity residences, Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore and James Woods were among those forced to flee; other celebrities with homes in the area were also impacted. The Palisades Fire fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday near Piedra Morada Drive and traffic jams were quickly plaguing residents attempting to flee as local hills began to glow orange. The fire had jumped across Palisades Drive and on Tuesday afternoon was burning in both directions, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CAL FIRE, which created a 3-D map of the Palisades Fire indicating its perimeter and the mandatory evacuation zones. At a Wednesday morning press conference, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marone told reporters that the Palisades Fire has destroyed 5,000 acres of land and 2,000 structures. There have been no reported fatalities but a high number of significant injuries to residents who chose not to heed warnings and did not evacuate. Some of those injured have been first responders attempting to contain the fire and rescue those trapped as the inferno quickly overtook the area
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