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More than 30,000 residents in the Los Angeles area are under a mandatory evacuation order to a fast-moving, wind-drive wildfire in Pacific Palisades.

The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive. By 3:30 p.m., the fire had exploded to more than 2,900 acres and was expected to keep growing amid strong Santa Ana winds. There was no containment so far, according to CalFire.

Evacuations were ordered for the entire Palisades community down to the Pacific Ocean, according to CalFire. During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, officials said more than 10,000 homes in Pacific Palisades and Malibu were affected by the evacuation order.

KTLA’s Mary Beth McDade, Samantha Cortese, Carlos Saucedo, Sandra Mitchell, Rachel Menitoff and Gene Kang report on Jan. 7, 2025.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/palisades-fire-los-angeles-live-updates/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/destructive-windstorm-expected-to-peak-overnight-across-southern-california/

California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Los Angeles city fire officials at a news conference Tuesday afternoon to update the public on the battle against the Palisades Fire. Liveblog: https://trib.al/tBDjKJ0

“Hell of a way to start a new year,” Newsom during Palisades Fire press conference. “I want to extend a deep appreciation to the men and women in uniform across jurisdictions.”

This aired Jan. 7, 2025.

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A camera at Los Angeles International Airport is broadcasting the massive plume of smoke arising from the fast-moving wildfire that is torching areas of the Pacific Palisades Tuesday morning.

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Details: https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/watch-live-fire-torches-pacific-palisades/

Watch KTLA 5 News coverage of the Palisades Fire that has burned an unknown number of homes in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. Jan. 1, 2025. Updates: https://trib.al/tBDjKJ0

KTLA's Gene Kang reports from the perimeter of the Palisades Fire where crews needed to clear vehicles using a bulldozer to make access for firefighters. Jan. 7, 2025. Live coverage: https://trib.al/tBDjKJ0

Many residents trying to flee from the Palisades Fire found themselves stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic as the rest of their community and the surrounding communities attempted to leave the area quickly. Authorities were seen directing traffic away from the fire as more and more people move away from the fire, which as of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, sits at 772 acres, according to CalFire. KTLA 5's Gene Kang reports. Live updates: https://trib.al/ZGO11Uv

Crews are working hard to battle the rapidly growing Palisades Fire in L.A.'s Pacific Palisades neighborhood, but high winds and tough terrain is not making the firefight easy. Flames were seen extending above a home on Palisades Drive just after 1:30 p.m. as evacuation orders continue to be issued areas impacted by the blaze. KTLA 5's Lauren Lyster reports. Live Palisades Fire updates: https://trib.al/tBDjKJ0

KTLA 5's Gene Kang spoke to one woman evacuating from a senior center in Pacific Palisades due to the Palisades Fire who claimed that she was fleeing because she thought "the whole building [was] about to catch on fire." Live Palisades Fire updates: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/20-acre-wildfire-erupts-in-pacific-palisades-amid-severe-winds/

The entire community of Pacific Palisades is being told to “evacuate now” due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Los Angeles area.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/20-acre-wildfire-erupts-in-pacific-palisades-amid-severe-winds/

Samantha Cortese reports for the KTLA 5 News at 1 on Jan. 7, 2025.

Actor Steve Guttenberg is urging residents near the brush fire in Pacific Palisades to leave the keys in their cars so he and others can move them to help fire crews battle the blaze. This segment aired on the KTLA 5 News at Noon on Jan. 7, 2025.

KTLA's Lauren Lyster reports on the Palisades Fire at noon on Jan. 7, 2025.