Houses were burning in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Tuesday as wildfires were carried through hillside communities by strong winds. One house was completely engulfed in flames.
KNX News reporter Pete Demetriou posted a photo to X of the Pacific Palisades wildfire near Luckman Lane and Luna Vista Drive, noting that one home was “destroyed.”
Demetriou added that winds reaching up to 80 miles per hour were carrying the flames “at 90-degree angles into backyards and homes,” and noted that air power was “limited due to lack of visibility.” .
Andrew Hyers, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Southern California who lives near the fire, said one home on Lachman Lane was completely “gutted.”
Another social media user, David Hansen, commented: “We are in the Palisades Highlands and the fire road is literally on fire,” sharing video footage of flames on the side of the road and showing wildfire signs. He pointed out that houses in Charmel were also attacked. Pacific Palisades Lane.
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“We're on Sunset Boulevard, 400 meters from the ocean. There's a fire. I hope these cars don't explode,” Hansen added in a follow-up post on He also shared more video footage.
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“I'm trying to get back home and buy something before all the fences burn down,” another social media user wrote in an X post, sharing photos and videos of roads filled with smoke. .
The fire, which burned multiple homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, reportedly spread to 770 acres amid strong winds. report by Whittier Daily News.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Capt. Eric Scott said the fire was “spreading rapidly due to strong winds.”
As reported by Breitbart News, the fire started in brush near the Paseo Miramar neighborhood, then burned all the way to Palisades Drive, spreading quickly Tuesday morning, destroying homes and cars, and leaving a local school alone. Residents were also forced to evacuate. .
Meanwhile, another wildfire was seen burning above the Hollywood Hills.
Although the cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed, the Pacific Palisades wildfire may have been caused by fireworks set off on New Year's Eve, with small fires burning quietly for days before being set off. It should be. Accelerated by strong winds.
