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Showing Original Post only (View all)Palisades fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters [View all]
Source: latimes.com
Its like an inferno Pacific Palisades fire explodes as thousands of residents flee
Jan. 7, 2025 12:48 PM PT
Firefighters are battling a 200-acre brush fire that broke out near Piedra Morada Drive in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning.
The fire, which started around 10:30 a.m., is threatening several homes in the area, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
The blaze grew quickly Tuesday, spotting across Palisades Drive and prompting evacuations...................
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-07/palisades-fire-evacuation-road-closures-shelters
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A plume of smoke from the Palisades fire rises over a ridgeline.
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"It looks grim," Magnolia Shin said around noon Tuesday, about an hour after she left her house on Piedra Morada Drive.
riversedge
Jan 7
#1
Is Trump's golf course going up in flames? What insurance pay-out can he demand if so?
Attilatheblond
Jan 7
#2
The 'fire demon' as my husband used to call those flames, looks like a raised, angry fist
Attilatheblond
Jan 7
#3
Palisades Fire live updates: Wildfires erupt in Southern California as Santa Ana winds roar to life
riversedge
Jan 7
#4
I remember the fires up and down the coast in fall of 1970, all arson, but Santa Anna Winds didn't help
Attilatheblond
Jan 7
#10
Extremely bright fire heat signature from satellite attributed to the #palisadesfire. Fox LA is capturing incredible vid
riversedge
Jan 7
#9
Per a Captain that was on a phone interview, he would have told them to leave their keys.
chowder66
Jan 7
#19
Trying to get the word out -- Watch Duty is proving an excellent app for fire-prone areas, at least on the West Coast.
LauraInLA
Jan 7
#13
Updated 48 minutes ago Pacific Palisades fire burning out of control as thousands evacuate amid dangerous windstorm
riversedge
Jan 7
#14
it's reported that 7 homes burned. these are very expensive homes... $10 million
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Jan 7
#15