off-ramp closed.
off-ramp closed.
off-ramp closed.
The evacuation order extended throughout the Pacific Palisades to the Pacific Ocean and included areas of Santa Monica, Malibu, and Topanga.
Within minutes, residential neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades were leveled and the iconic downtown area was wiped out.
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — One of the city’s main population centers has been ordered to evacuate again due to the Palisades Fire, which is already one of the most destructive natural disasters in Los Angeles’ history.
Once the famous Pacific Palisades neighborhood was completely destroyed and beachside communities were targeted, the fire turned its attention to the San Fernando Valley and then moved eastward toward Bel-Air and UCLA.
According to Gil Leyvas of KTLA, images from Sky5 showed firefighters working to stop the wildfire from spreading further north into the Valley, which was approaching “uncomfortably close” to Encino and Tarzana. The intersection of the 101 and 405 freeways was getting closer to the fire.
Several exits on the 405 Freeway were closed by officials. They consist of:.
Both directions’ off-ramps on Getty Center Drive were closed.
Both directions of the off-ramps on Skirball Center Drive were closed.
Sunset Boulevard going south. Off-ramp is closed.
Wilshire Blvd. heading south. The off-ramp has closed.
Santa Monica Blvd. in the south. The off-ramp has closed.
Olympic/Pico Boulevard heading south. Off-ramp is closed.
Warnings and evacuation orders still apply to tens of thousands of people. Areas of Santa Monica, Malibu, and Topanga were among those included in the evacuation order, which covered the Pacific Palisades to the Pacific Ocean. On Saturday morning, the evacuation warning was still in effect for businesses and residents in Calabasas, as well as portions of Tarzana and Encino.
Additionally, the flames moved eastward, toward Westwood and the UCLA campus. In the event that the evacuation warnings near campus become actual evacuation orders, the UCLA Police Department advised the campus community to be ready on Friday evening.
as of 8 a.m., the latest update. A. The Palisades Fire was 11% contained as of Saturday, having burned 22,661 acres. At least two people had been killed by it.
A total of 463 engines and 24 helicopters were used to combat the fire, along with over 3,700 firefighters.
Hurricane-level Santa Ana winds caused the fire, which started Tuesday morning, to rapidly escalate. Residential areas in the Pacific Palisades were leveled and the famous downtown area destroyed in a matter of minutes.
Tens of billions of dollars are thought to have been damaged, and over 5,000 buildings are thought to have been destroyed.
Cal Fire believes that Saturday could bring critical fire weather conditions once more due to dry humidity and increased high winds.
