Palisades Fire forces California residents to evacuate
UPDATE (2:24 PM): The Palisades Fire continues to burn in Los Angeles Wednesday.
The brush fire started in the Pacific Palisades area on Tuesday morning and has burned over 11,000 acres and 1,000 structures.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued Tuesday afternoon covering the bulk of Pacific Palisades, about 30,000 people were under evacuation orders.
An exact number of injuries has not been released by officials, and no deaths have been reported.
Road closures are in effect across the area.
According to fire officials, the fire continues to grow due to heavy fuel loads and powerful Santa Ana winds.
The cause of the fire is unknown and is currently under investigation.
It is one of four wildfires burning in Los Angeles County, where red flag warnings are in effect into Thursday.
LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - Thousands of California residents were forced to evacuate after the Palisades Fire destroyed several homes.
The Palisades Fire, which is one of several wildfires in the area, broke out Tuesday morning.
The fire is being fueled by intense Santa Ana winds and has spread to more than 2,900 acres and the blaze has threatened 1,300 structures.
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze on foot in the hillsides of the Santa Monica Mountains as well as by plane, dropping water and flame retardant.
According to officials, there is no containment of the fire so far and California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency "to support the communities impacted" by the fire.
