Multiple wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds are causing widespread destruction and evacuations in the Los Angeles area. Thousands are fleeing their homes as blazes consume structures and threaten communities.
Several wildfires continued to burn across the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses, closing schools, clogging roadways and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee.At least 70,000 residents were under evacuation orders on Wednesday morning.
The Palisades Fire broke out on Tuesday morning and ripped through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, a hillside area along the coast dotted with celebrity residences and memorialized by the Beach Boys in their 1960s hit 'Surfin' USA.' In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways became impassable when scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled on foot, some with suitcases.A second fire, dubbed the Eaton Fire, broke out Tuesday evening near Pasadena. FOX 11 Los Angeles’ crew was at the scene in Altadena as a group of nursing home residents were being evacuated from the area. In addition to family members and loved ones living in nursing homes, animals were also seen being escorted out of the dangerous fire. Five people died as a result of that fire, county officials confirmed Wednesday afternoon.Meanwhile, firefighters were battling a third blaze, called the 'Hurst Fire,' that started around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. It quickly prompted evacuations in Sylmar, a San Fernando Valley community that is the northernmost neighborhood in Los Angeles. Two additional fires, the Tyler Fire in Riverside County, and the Woodley Fire around the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Encino, broke out Wednesday morning – adding to the dire situation for firefighters. Flames were being pushed by Santa Ana winds topping 60 mph in some places. The winds were expected to increase overnight, producing isolated gusts that could top 100 mph in the mountains and foothills — including in areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months.California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, warning that the worst of the winds were expected between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 a.m. local time on Wednesda
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