This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. 

LA Fire Summary:

• Fast-moving, wind-driven fires are sweeping through the Los Angeles area, forcing mandatory evacuations for over 49,000 residents. The fires remain 0% contained.
• The Palisades Fire has burned nearly 3,000 acres, while the Eaton Fire has scorched 1,000 acres and the Hurst Fire has consumed 500 acres.
• Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed 1,400 firefighters & declares state of emergency.
• Nearly 300,000 residential and/or commercial customers are without power in the LA region.
• NWS: Worst fire conditions (high winds) will peak Wednesday morning. 
• Malibu residents warned about potential evacuation.

 

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Update (0700ET):

The Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst wildfires raging in Southern California show no signs of abating.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported on X that nearly 3,000 acres—roughly 4.5 square miles—are ablaze, and the fire is 0% contained as of early Wednesday morning.

According to PowerOutage.US, nearly 300,000 customers across the area are without power.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X that 1,400 firefighters have been delayed in the area to “combat these unprecedented fires.”

“Emergency officials, firefighters, and first responders are all hands on deck through the night to do everything possible to protect lives,” Newsom said.

Malibu City authorities have urged residents to leave immediately.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is nowhere to be found because she is attending the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama in Accra, Ghana.

Scenes of the inferno:

Evil global warming?

Or the homeless starting fires?

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A brush fire that has spread to over 1,200 acres in Los Angeles amid a massive wind storm has prompted a mass evacuation in the upscale Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday.

“Evacuate now from the area of Palisades…” officials warned on X. “Those not in the evacuation area should shelter in place.”

The Palisades – home to numerous A-list celebrities, has roughly 9,400 homes and 27,000 residents. After the fire broke out, smoke plumes spread quickly toward structures and homes – including a large area of Topanga Canyon, tucked-away community with a single road in and out.

 

 

Meanwhile, the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Tuesday issued an air quality alert for the Santa Monica Mountains “due to increased fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke,” which has now traveled as far east as Diamond Bar, located around 30 miles from downtown LA.

Officials shut down all traffic on the Pacific Coast Highway at Topanga Canyon Boulevard – causing (greater than usual) traffic jams that could be seen all over.

Via fire.ca.gov

Actor James Woods has posted several videos to X showing the fire raging near his house.

People are abandoning their cars in the street…