Raging wildfires force mass evacuations in Los Angeles | Horrific pictures
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Image Source : APA fire near a nature preserve forced staff to evacuate senior centre residents, including a 102-year-old, under falling embers.
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Firefighters battled fierce wildfires across Los Angeles, destroying homes and straining resources as tens of thousands evacuated.
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Flames in Pacific Palisades burned celebrity homes, blocked roads, and forced residents to flee on foot with pets and belongings.
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Abandoned cars on Palisades Drive created traffic jams, requiring a bulldozer to clear a path for emergency vehicles.
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Santa Ana winds reaching 70 mph fueled the fires, with gusts expected to top 100 mph in mountain regions.
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Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and deployed over 1,400 firefighters to combat the wildfires.
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President Joe Biden cancelled a Riverside County trip, stayed in Los Angeles, and was briefed on the wildfire situation.
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The Pacific Palisades fire destroyed homes, damaged a high school, and threatened 13,000 structures, with 30,000 under evacuation orders.
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The Getty Villa grounds were scorched, but the museum staff and collection remained safe.
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Power outages affected over 200,000 residents in Los Angeles County due to the destructive winds.
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Longtime Palisades residents described chaotic evacuations as embers ignited cars and homes burned in rapid succession.
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Actor James Woods shared footage of flames near his home, describing the destruction as he prepared to evacuate.
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Film premieres were cancelled, and schools in Pacific Palisades temporarily relocated students due to the fires and weather.