More than 80,000 people have been ordered to leave the Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, and Sylmar neighborhoods of Los Angeles due to four swift-moving flames and “life-threatening and destructive” winds.
The most recent fire, the Woodley Fire, started around 6:15 a.m. PT and burned about 75 acres in the San Fernando Valley near North Woodley Avenue and the Sepulveda Basin. Cal Fire reports that strong gusts are pushing it south and that crossing Burbank Boulevard is dangerous.
The Pacific Palisades Highlands community was the scene of the Palisades fire, which started Tuesday morning at around 10:30 a.m. local time.
In a matter of hours, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) reported that the fire had consumed 3,000 acres. Dry weather and strong winds have been its main drivers, and they are expected to get worse over night. A minimum of 30,000 locals were compelled to leave the region.
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Approximately twice as much land was burnt by the Palisades fire as by the Eaton and Hurst fires in Pasadena and Sylmar, respectively, which had previously scorched 1,500 acres between them. The windiest areas are predicted to experience gusts of up to 100 mph.
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