Universal Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios canceled two film premieres scheduled for Tuesday night in Los Angeles after the city declared a state of emergency due to high winds and the Palisades fire.
“The Wolfman'' was scheduled to premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater, and “Unstoppable'' was scheduled to be shown at the DGA Theater.
Over 13,000 structures Palisades under fire threat, according to Los Angeles fire Fire Department Chief Christine Crowley and Getty Villa Be one of them. Katherine E. Fleming, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, said in a statement this afternoon that the museum is closed to non-emergency staff and at least The closure will remain in place until January 13, he said.
“Fortunately, the Getty Company had extensive efforts to clear brush from the surrounding area as part of its fire mitigation efforts throughout the year. Although some trees and plants on the property burned, staff and the collection is safe,” she said. “Additional fire safety measures implemented at the villa include on-site water storage. Irrigation was immediately carried out throughout the property on Tuesday morning. The museum's galleries and library archives , sealed from smoke by a state-of-the-art air handling system. The double-walled structure of the gallery provides great protection for the collection.”
The city of Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency in response to a “wind phenomenon,” City Council President Marquise Harris-Dawson announced at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
“I want everyone to know that the city is well prepared and has a very good emergency management infrastructure,” Harris-Dawson said. “Please stay off our roads to allow emergency vehicles to pass through the city.”
Photos of the Palisades fire are beginning to emerge, showing homes destroyed and plumes of black smoke filling the sky.
As the Palisades Fire reached the Malibu coast Tuesday afternoon, California Department of forestry and fire Protection (Calfire) announced Road closures and evacuation shelters.
A shelter was set up at the Westwood Recreation Center on South Sepulveda Boulevard. Meanwhile, southbound Pacific Coast Highway is closed at Las Flores Canyon Road, Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Coastline Drive.
The Palisades Fire has burned more than 1,200 acres and several homes in the wealthy community along the Pacific Ocean since it broke out around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Nearly 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures are at risk, said Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Christine Crowley.
Actor Eugene Levy, honorary mayor of Pacific Palisades, who was forced to evacuate, said: told the Los Angeles Times While stuck in traffic: “The smoke looked pretty black and intense.'' Other evacuees described harrowing evacuations, one woman said. Back to ABC7 She told how she abandoned her car and ran away with the cat in her arms. “A burning palm leaf hits me…It's scary. It's like a horror movie. I'm walking down the street, screaming and crying.”
The Los Angeles School District was also forced to relocate students from three campuses, something Joe Biden had to do. cancel plans for an event announcing two national monuments.
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By midafternoon, shoppers were still strolling through the upscale outdoor mall in Century City, about 12 miles east of the Pacific Palisades. But outside the mall, smoke billowed to the west, and the distant scenery began to look hazy.
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I'm currently driving east through Los Angeles and am currently approaching Beverly Hills. Looking ahead of me towards downtown, the view is very clear and sunny, but the palm trees that line the street are swaying in the wind quite dramatically. But behind me, in my rearview mirror, I can see smoke billowing from the Pacific Palisades fire to the west. The latest measurements of air quality across Los Angeles were within a healthy range, but we expect air quality to deteriorate rapidly as smoke spreads across the city.
As a fast-spreading wildfire spreads near Los Angeles on Tuesday, we're live blogging the latest news on the fires sparked by the “life-threatening” storms that hit Southern California this week. The region is expected to experience what could be the strongest winds in more than a decade, posing an extreme fire risk in an area that has not seen significant rain for months.
Large swaths of Southern California, home to millions of people, are in what authorities say is “extreme danger” from the devastating storm. The National Weather Service warned of fallen trees, overturned big rigs, trailers and campers, and advised residents to stay indoors and away from windows. Strong offshore wind gusts could also create hazardous conditions off the coast of Orange County and Los Angeles, including Catalina Island, and could cause delays and turbulence at local airports.
