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Tens of thousands of Southern Californians were ordered to flee their homes Tuesday after a brush fire exploded in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds and dry conditions, the Palisades Fire ignited Tuesday morning as a brush fire and had grown to more than 1,200 acres by Tuesday afternoon.
Dramatic images showed pillars of smoke looming over the coastal neighborhood. Flames could be seen advancing toward homes and people are captured fleeing the area on foot.
One resident described the scene to NBC Los Angeles after her escape as “apocalyptic.”
More than 10,000 homes are under threat, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley told reporters Tuesday, and roughly 30,000 residents are evacuation orders.
A firefighter battles the advancing Palisades Fire as it burns a structure.Etienne Laurent / AP
A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades.David Swanson / AFP - Getty Images
Water is dropped on the advancing Palisades Fire. Ethan Swope / AP
Will Adams watches as flames from the Palisades Fire close in on his property.Ethan Swope / AP
People evacuate as a wildfire breaks-out near Pacific Palisades.Mike Blake / Reuters
A resident attempts to protect his property from the flames closing in on homes threatened by the wind-driven Palisades Fire.David Swanson / AFP - Getty Images
A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades. David Swanson / AFP - Getty Images
People flee from the advancing Palisades Fire by car and on foot.Etienne Laurent / AP
Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades.David Swanson / AFP - Getty Images
Firefighters work to extinguish flames engulfing a home.David Swanson / AFP - Getty Images
People watch as others drive out of harm's way.Mario Tama / Getty Images
Vehicles drive past flames from a wildfire. Mike Blake / Reuters
A person uses clothing to partially cover their face. Mike Blake / Reuters
Water is dropped by helicopter on the advancing Palisades Fire.Etienne Laurent / AP
A swimmer watches as a large dark plume of smoke passes over the beach from a wildfire. Richard Vogel / AP
Flames from the Palisades Fire descend along a road. Ethan Swope / AP
Firefighters stage in front of the advancing Palisades Fire.Etienne Laurent / AP
People watch a brush fire burn.David Swanson / AFP - Getty Images
Anne Tierney leaves her Sunset Boulevard apartment.Sarah Reingewirtz / Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
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