Palisades Fire Burns Homes in Wealthy Los Angeles District
- Some people abandon cars in effort to escape fast-moving blaze
- The blaze nears almost 3,000 acres and remains uncontained
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A fast-moving wildfire ripped through an affluent area of Los Angeles, destroying homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate as firefighters warned that conditions would worsen overnight.
About 30,000 people were ordered to leave their homes on Tuesday after a brush fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades community, causing panic and traffic gridlock, with some abandoning their cars on narrow hillside roads. Mandatory evacuation orders have been expanded in parts of northern Santa Monica.