Los Angeles, January 8: A wildfire has wreaked panic in Los Angeles on Wednesday for which thousands of residents have been evacuated for the uncontained and fierce blaze flying with tremendous speed due the dry and hazardous wind.
At least two people have been killed as fast moving fires are engulfing the Los Angeles area, prompting mandatory evacuations of more than 80,000 people.
The Palisades Fire has already burned through more than 5,000 acres, while the Eaton Fire has destroyed 2,227 acres and the Hurst Fire has affected over 500 acres. The Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood tucked between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
The Eaton Fire sparked around 6:30 p.m. yesterday in the Pasadena and Altadena area, while the Hurst Fire ignited around 10:30 p.m. yesterday in Sylmar, north of San Fernando, and grew to 500 acres, according to Cal Fire.
The fires were sparked by a combination of dry conditions and powerful winds and are having a huge effect far beyond the danger zones, with almost 300,000 energy customers in the dark this morning, according to PowerOutage.com.
Evacuation orders in place in Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre. In total, 32,500 residents are under evacuation orders and 13,186 structures have been deemed at risk, L.A. County Sheriff Robert G. Luna said.
Some 38,600 residents are under evacuation warnings and 14,342 structures at risk.
The Altadena sheriff's station itself was evacuated after it caught fire flown from the wildfire, global news agencies reported.
