Article by Fox News
The massive Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures. Later Tuesday, the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills of Pasadena on the other side of Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department shared an update on efforts to contain the fast-moving Palisades Fire late Tuesday night, which has put tens of thousands of people under an evacuation order due to the immediate threat to life.
As of Wednesday morning, the Palisades Fire has ravaged more than 2921 acres and is zero percent contained. LA County firefighters are also simultaneously battling the Eaton Fire and Hurst Fire, both of which are zero percent contained.
The fires are barreling through the length of approximately five football fields a minute, Fox News reported, making containment in dense areas extremely tough for firefighters.
Strong Santa Ana winds of up to 80 mph are propelling the flames and wind gusts of up to 60 mph are expected into Thursday.
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Fox News reported that more than 250 Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters are working with other agencies to contain the trio of wildfires. Gov. Newsom also announced 1,400 firefighters have been deployed to the area to assist.
As a wildfire pushed by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside home to celebrities’ residences, more than 167,000 households in Southern California are without power, as of Tuesday evening.
One fire was burning through the Pacific Palisades and another was moving in the Pasadena area. A third fire was later reported in the Sylmar neighborhood.
More than 167,000 households were without power late Tuesday because of the strong winds.
About 15,000 utility customers in Southern California had their power turned off to reduce the risk of equipment starting a fire.
In response to the winds, half a million customers in total were at risk of losing power preemptively.
