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Evacuation orders issued for Santa Monica due to "immediate threat to life"
The city of Santa Monica issued an evacuation order for all areas north of San Vicente, saying there's an "immediate threat to life".
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Brush fires erupt as powerful windstorm batters Southern California
Last updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 4:13AM GMT
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A windstorm that forecasters described as potentially destructive and life-threatening is impacting a large swath of Southern California, dramatically raising the risk of wildfires for the next several days. Firefighters are battling a fire in the foothills of Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles coastal neighborhood. Another brush fire erupted in the evening in the Eaton Canyon area near Altadena, prompting mandatory evacuations.
Beginning Tuesday afternoon, winds will affect Los Angeles and Ventura counties and peak in the early hours of Wednesday, when gusts could reach 80 mph, the National Weather Service said. Isolated gusts could top 100 mph in mountains and foothills.
Red flag warnings are in effect and will and remain in place until 6 p.m. Thursday for the Malibu coast, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area, the San Gabriel Valley, the San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Santa Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Mountains, and the 5 Freeway and 14 Freeway corridors.
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Mandatory evacuations issued for brush fire in Eaton Canyon near Altadena
Los Angeles County and Angeles National Forest firefighters are responding to a brush fire burning in the Eaton Canyon area above Altadena. The fire has grown to more than 200 acres, and mandatory evacuations have been issued.
The Angeles National Forest issued evacuations for the following areas:
Altadena Drive, Kinneloa Canyon Road, Outpost Lane, Glen Springs, Coolidge, Miranda, Roosevelt, Veranda, Kenclare, Foxridge, Canyon Close and Grand Oak.
A map of the evacuation area is also available here.
1 hour and 37 minutes ago
LAFD asks off-duty personnel to share their availability
The Los Angeles Fire Department is asking off-duty personnel to reach out and share their availability as the department looks to get more resources and boost staffing overnight. Any off-duty personnel is being asked to call 213-576-8962 and report their availability.
1 hour and 22 minutes ago
Pacific Palisades Charter High School confirmed to be on fire
A firefighter confirmed to ABC7 that Pacific Palisades Charter High School is currently on fire.
Across the street, Theatre Palisades playhouse was seen burning as well.
