Significant wildfires are burning in Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate. Firefighters are battling the blazes, with high winds complicating efforts. The Pacific Palisades fire alone has scorched nearly 3,000 acres.
One woman said she'd never seen anything like this and feared for her family home, which her father built in 1949.One man, who says he grew up in the Pacific Palisades area, described the fires as unbelievable. The scale of the wildfires ripping through areas of Los Angeles can be seen from the skies in this photo posted on social media. The Los Angeles County Fire Department says the Pacific Palisades fire has so far burned through nearly 3,000 acres.
More than 1,400 firefighters have been sent to tackle blazes across Los Angeles, California governor Gavin Newsom has said. There is no possibility that fires in Los Angeles can be contained tonight, according to officials, with firefighters focusing on saving lives instead. Earlier, we reported that firefighters had made no progress in containing the fire in Pacific Palisades, one of three burning in the suburbs of LA. David Acuna, the battalion chief and public information officer with CAL Fire, was asked by CNN whether there was any possibility of containment given the high winds. 'We are mostly concerned with ensuring that all people get out of the area because life safety is the most important part, and we're helping people to plan so that their pets and livestock also have a safe shelter,' he added.Kamala Harris's Los Angeles residence is in the eastern part of the evacuation zone from the fire in Pacific Palisades. An area with around 30,000 people was put under evacuation orders after the fire broke out at 10.30am local time yesterday in Pacific Palisades and quickly grew, driven by high Santa Ana winds. Evacuation zones later grew. The vice president is in Washington DC, and shared a statement a short time ago pledging federal help. As wildfires rage in parts of Los Angeles, some cooled off with a sunset surf. Two men have been pictured taking on the waves in Santa Monica under a sky blackened by smoke from the nearby blaze
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