A fast-moving brush fire fueled by extreme winds tore through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood outside of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, burning homes and prompting widespread evacuations. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency as the blaze, sparked by a windstorm, spread rapidly, destroying many structures. Officials warned residents that the worst of the winds were yet to come, with gusts potentially exceeding 100 mph in mountainous and foothill areas.
A fast-moving brush fire burns about 200 acres in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood outside of downtown Los Angeles . LOS ANGELES — A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, some of whom abandoned their cars and fled on foot to safety with roads blocked.
“By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods,” Newsom warned residents, saying the worst of the winds are expected between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. Wednesday. He declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. Sections of Interstate 10 and the scenic Pacific Coast Highway were closed to all non-essential traffic to aid in evacuation efforts. But other roads were blocked. Some residents jumped out of their vehicles to get out of danger and waited to be picked up.
An Associated Press video journalist saw a roof and chimney of one home in flames and another residence where the walls were burning. The Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown LA, includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes along winding roads nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
“She vacated her car and left it running,” Adams said. She and many other residents walked down toward the ocean until it was safe. Actor James Woods posted footage of flames burning through bushes and past palm trees on a hill near his home. The towering orange flames billowed among the landscaped yards between the homes.Actor Steve Guttenberg, who lives in the Pacific Palisades, urged people who abandoned their cars to leave their keys behind so they could be moved to make way for fire trucks.
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