(FOX NEWS) — A large, fast-moving and growing brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Pacific Palisades, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures.
LAFD is using a BULLDOZER to clear abandoned cars off Palisades Drive. Unreal. #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/sM93Zud3q9
— Scott Murphy (@ScottMurphyInLA) January 7, 2025
More than 13,000 buildings and 26,000 people are in the evacuation zone, which has been labeled “under immediate threat,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
This is terrifying.
Please pray for all of those affected by the #palisadesfire pic.twitter.com/EDyGZhCBQ8
— PragerU (@prageru) January 7, 2025
As of 3:25 p.m., nearly 1,300 acres had burned, according to Cal Fire.
California is on fire. Time for Joe Biden to send some Billions to Ukraine #PalisadesFire pic.twitter.com/0VCdtbWYGc
— malk (@A_E_T_er) January 7, 2025
On the ground in Pacific Palisades and getting briefed by @CAL_FIRE on the #PalisadesFire in Los Angeles.
Californians in the affected areas should stay alert and follow evacuation orders from local authorities
https://t.co/gIKZPSxfln pic.twitter.com/v8A4N9FK9i
— Governor Newsom (@CAgovernor) January 7, 2025