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Panicked drivers stuck in traffic trying to evacuate the Palisades Fire zone ditched their cars along Sunset Boulevard to flee from the approaching flames.

Hundreds of abandoned cars ditched by fleeing drivers along Sunset Boulevard were pushed out of the way by a fire bulldozer as crews made a path to reach the front lines of the blaze.

Palm trees lining the iconic boulevard were going up in flames, as the Palisades Fire pushed its forward momentum toward the ocean.

Hundreds of abandoned cars along Sunset Boulevard were pushed out of the way by a fire bulldozer as crews made a path to reach the front lines of the blaze.

The vehicles were left behind by people making a mad dash to evacuate the zone as flames closed in.

During an intense moment on live TV, officers were seen coming to the aid of an evacuated resident and her child.

Megan Garmin said she lives up the hill, and when the smoke got bad, she got in her car to evacuate but was stuck behind abandoned cars. She was seen holding her dog and walking with her daughter when ABC7's Josh Haskell interviewed her.

During an intense moment on live TV, a woman and her daughter were rescued by LAPD officers amid the brush fire burning in the Pacific Palisades.

"I had no where to go, so I just had to get out of my car and start walking. The smoke is so bad. I have no idea where we're going," she told ABC7. "I'm scared for my life. It's terrifying."

Shortly after the live interview, an LAPD vehicle stopped to pick up the woman and child and take them to safety.

A wind-driven brush fire burning in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades has grown to more than 700 acres hours after it ignited Tuesday morning.

The blaze grew to 772 acres by 2:20 p.m., after starting around 11 a.m. along Palisades Drive.

Cal Fire reports the fire is bumping the area of Chastain Parkway East and Calle Brittany. The flames have also spotted across Palisades Drive and is burning on both sides of the road.

Get the latest on the fire here.

Track the brush fire's movement and evacuation zones here:

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