By America-Today  January,23 2025

Four fast-moving fires have forced more than 80,000 residents to

evacuate from the Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and Sylmar areas of

Los Angeles amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.

The Woodley Fire, the most recent, ignited around 6:15 a.m. PT and

stretched 75 acres in the area of North Woodley Avenue and the

Sepulveda Basin in the San Fernando Valley. It’s being driven south

by strong winds, and poses a threat of crossing Burbank Boulevard,

according to Cal Fire.

The Palisades fire, which broke out Tuesday morning at about 10:30

a.m. local time, was burning in the Pacific Palisades Highlands community.

In just hours, the blaze had burned through 3,000 acres, according

to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

(CalFire). It has been fueled by a combination of dry conditions and

powerful winds, which are likely to strengthen further overnight. At

least 30,000 residents were forced to evacuate the area.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Palisades Fire had burned more

than 5,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 structures.