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Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a “life-threatening, destructive” windstorm hit Southern California, fanning the blaze seen for miles while roads were clogged with cars as residents tried to flee.
Forecasters warned the worst may be yet to come with the windstorm predicted to last for days, producing isolated gusts that could top 100 mph in mountains and foothills.
Already the winds were toppling trees, creating dangerous surf and bringing extreme wildfire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial rain in months.
Sunset fire
(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters work on the Sunset fire on Vista street on Wednesday.
(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter sprays water on the Sunset fire on Vista street on Wednesday.
Eaton fire
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Smoke from the Eaton Fire billow Southward as flames climb Mount Wilson toward its broadcast towers on Thursday.
(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters battle an intense apartment blaze on East Pine Street on Wednesday.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
Abandoned wheelchairs remained Wednesday night after patients were evacuated from the Two Palms Nursing Center in Altadena.
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
A car and businesses burn along Lake Avenue in Altadena on Wednesday.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Steve Salinas shields himself from intense heat as he hoses down a neighbor’s rooftop in Altadena.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Samuel Girma runs to get another hose as he and others try to protect a home from flames on LaPaz Road in Altadena.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Greg Voorhies douses smoldering vegetation while trying to stop a neighbor’s house from igniting in Altadena.
(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A man uses a fire extinguisher on a burning home in Altadena.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Homes are engulfed as firefighters try to keep embers from jumping to nearby homes in Altadena.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Wind gust sends burning embers into the air in Altadena.
Palisades fire
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Aerial view coastal homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire on Thursday.
(Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter battles a house fire along Pacific Coast Highway as the Palisades fire burns in Malibu on Wednesday.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A house burns along Pacific Coast Highway as the Palisades fire burns in Malibu on Wednesday.
Houses smolder along PCH.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
ATM machines are burned and melted among the ruins of a bank on Sunset Boulevard.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
The remains of beachfront homes in Malibu.
(Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
Homeless men walk along PCH with downed power poles nearby.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
An L.A. County sheriff’s deputy helps a homeless woman evacuate near Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A firefighter battles a house fire along PCH in Malibu.
(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
People evacuate near Sunset Boulevard and Palisades Drive.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A car is engulfed in flames along Sunset Boulevard.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A firefighting plane makes a drop on a burning home.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
