The evacuation orders have sparked chaos on the roads, with a traffic gridlock only worsened by panicked residents choosing to abandon their cars and flee on foot
A person uses clothing to partially cover their face, as a wildfire breaks-out near Pacific Palisades
Extraordinary footage shows those cars being pushed out of the way by a bulldozer just hours later.
‘We really need people to move their cars,’ he told KTLA. ‘So if you leave your car on Palisades Drive, leave the key in there.’
Now, the city has enlisted bulldozers to rid the streets of the abandoned cars and clear a path for first responders to access the hills, where the fire is raging.
More than 100 firefighters and strike teams are working to battle the massive blaze, Ortiz said.
Resident Nina and her daughter told DailyMail.com they were lucky to drive out with the clothes on their backs and their two small dogs Aspen and Buster.
Smoke from a wildfire is seen from the Venice Beach
The company expected the power to be out for at least eight hours and it could be longer if crews need daylight to visibly inspect power lines and equipment. The inspection is required before SCE will restore power.
He shared a video of the blaze near his home as he prepared to evacuate.
Evacuation notices are in place along the affluent coastal region, with a chilling warning from authorities which read: ‘Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.’
‘S**t.’
Residents in one of California’s ritziest neighborhoods have been warned their lives are at immediate risk as a wildfire rapidly rips through Los Angeles
Residents are encouraged to be on the look out for strong winds, downed power lines, and more
Emmy Award winning actor James Woods, 77, was among high-profile residents forced to flee on Tuesday.
Residents in one of California’s ritziest neighborhoods have been told their lives are at immediate risk as a raging wildfire rapidly rips through Los Angeles.
Guttenberg is urging his fellow neighbors to leave their keys in their car if they’re leaving their vehicle behind ‘so guys like me can move your car.’
‘Come on, guys!’ he called, his voice filled with fear. ‘We got to go!’
The fire is rapidly move West and wind gust are up to 50 miles per hour in Ventura and LA Counties
Parts of the Pacific Coast Highway are also shut down due to the fire, according to The Times.
The windstorm poses another problem as it could be ‘life-threatening’ and being the most damaging since 2011, The Times reported.
A person uses clothing to partially cover their face, as a wildfire breaks-out near Pacific Palisades
‘This is pretty much the worst possible scenario for a firefight,’ Ortiz said
‘We were in a neighborhood as it went up in flames. Mass panic in the streets, and the worst of the wind will hit the Palisades Fire tonight,’ he wrote on X.
The fire is rapidly move West and wind gust are up to 50 miles per hour in Ventura and LA Counties, according to The New York Times.
In the video, it appeared as though a house further up on the hills had already been engulfed in flames.
The 200-acre bush fire was first reported around 10:30am on Tuesday and authorities have described the flames as a blowtorch
The apocalypic inferno has torn through Pacific Palisades, home to Chris Pratt and Miles Teller among other Hollywood A-listers
The 1200-acre bush fire was first reported around 10:30am on Tuesday and authorities have described the flames as a blowtorch.
‘We were blessed to have LA fire and police depts doing their jobs so well,’ he later said.