California Wildfire Engulfs Upscale Area, Triggers Evacuations | California Wildfire Updates | N18G

A fast-moving brush fire that erupted Tuesday in Los Angeles threatened homes and triggered thousands of evacuations, prompting city and state officials to declare a state of emergency.

Dangerous winds continued to sweep Southern California late into the evening as firefighters struggled to get the explosive fire under control.

The Pacific Palisades fire, which had grown to nearly 3,000 acres by 6:30 p.m. local time, was first reported before 11 a.m. and quickly prompted thousands of evacuations across the region and into Malibu.

From the mountains to the coast, huge swaths of smoke and flames rose from the area as fire crews battled the wind-driven blaze. By Tuesday evening, the brush fire had jumped the Pacific Coast Highway, nearly reaching Will Rogers Beach State Park.

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