See damage: Palisades Fire burns structures in Los Angeles neighborhood as residents flee
A brush fire has burned at least 1,200 acres in the picturesque Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, burning structures and prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residents.
The blaze is fueled by dangerously high-speed Santa Ana winds, expected to peak between 10 p.m. Tuesday night through 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley.
The Palisades Fire was first reported shortly after 10 a.m. local time, and now threatens more than 25,000 homes and other structures, Crowley said a press conference.
"By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at the news conference. "I saw firsthand the impact of these swirling winds and the embers and the number of structures that are destroyed. Not a few, many structures already destroyed."
It wasn't immediately clear how many structures have burned.
Below are just some of the dramatic images from scene.
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