milyon88 Wind-Fueled Fire Consumes a Los Angeles Neighborhood
A fire in Los Angeles grew with dizzying speed on Tuesday and by the afternoon had engulfed many homes in Pacific Palisadesmilyon88, an affluent coastal neighborhood on the city’s west side.
The fire grew from 300 acres to almost 3,000 by the evening. It was fueled by a fierce windstorm, and the worst could be yet to come: Gusts of up to 100 miles per hour, the strongest Southern California has seen in a decade, were forecast through Wednesday.
The evacuation of Pacific Palisades, home to about 24,000 people and many celebrities, stalled traffic along Sunset Boulevard. Some people abandoned their vehicles and escaped on foot. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it would use a bulldozer to move about 30 abandoned vehicles.
“By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a news conference on Tuesday afternoon.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesA resident checked on his neighbors as flames neared their homes. He tried to douse several homes with water.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesNumerous structures were damaged in the fire.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesFirefighters fought the blaze in a neighborhood around El Medio Avenue.
VideoCreditCredit...Associated PressMultiple homes were completely engulfed in flames.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesThe fire had grown to almost 3,000 acres by Tuesday evening.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesThe cause of the fire is still under investigation.
VideoCreditCredit...AFPTVFirefighters battled a home blaze.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesAbout 30,000 residents were asked to evacuate the area on Tuesday.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesResidents used garden hoses to fight the flames around their homes.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesThe fire was threatening about 10,000 households as of Tuesday afternoon.
VideoCreditCredit...@shimin_photographyVehicles inched their way out of smoke-filled neighborhoods.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesThousands of residents were left without power.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesThe flames scorched a rapidly growing area of Southern California.
ImageCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesPlanes picked up water from the Pacific Ocean to fight the blaze.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesFirefighters extinguished a brush fire that erupted on Sunset Boulevard near the Hollywood Hills.
ImageCredit...Richard Vogel/Associated PressBillowing clouds of black and gray smoke drifted from the Pacific Palisades toward the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesThe fast-moving inferno engulfed many homes in Pacific Palisades, shrouding the streets with dense smoke.
Mr. Pogorzelski confirmed his resignation in a text message on Sunday evening, saying he and seven other campaign staffers had resigned on “our own accord.”
The timeline of the deal allows Congress to sidestep a government shutdown during the campaign season, but it all but ensures that spending disputes will dominate the lame-duck period between the election and the inauguration of a new Congress in January.
VideoCreditCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesThe charred remains of a home.
ImageCredit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesWinds of up to 65 m.p.h. were reportedmilyon88, with isolated gusts up to 85 m.p.h., across Ventura and Los Angeles Counties on Tuesday.