SoCal: Evacuations Underway as Massive 60+ sq mile Wildfires Rage Out of Control Amidst Santa Ana Winds

Evacuations were underway as a massive wildfire raged out of control and engulfed homes in Pacific Palisades, California, on Tuesday.

According to AccuWeather, wind gusts reached up to 65 miles per hour in Southern California on Tuesday.

Shocking video of a ‘fire tornado’ was posted to X.

People panicked after they got stuck in traffic trying to flee the fire and abandoned their cars on Sunset Blvd.

The cars were being bulldozed to make room for emergency vehicles.

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SoCal: Evacuations Underway as Massive 772-Acre Wildfire Rages Out of Control in Pacific Palisades Amid Gusty Winds - People Panic and Abandon Their Cars! (VIDEOS) | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

A rapidly spreading wildfire in Pacific Palisades has forced evacuations as powerful winds fuel the flames. Discover the latest updates on this developing situation and its impact on the community.

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[Tall Timbers]

CalFire San Diego confirmed that they were assisting the City of Poway

Not sure where Poway fits in. I have some family in Chula Vista which is essentially eastern San Diego.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

How far is the fire from the SD Zoo?

Bet the animals are all terrified, even if not close, because they can likely smell and hear it.

 

[KMendel]

TT, Poway is near Escondido.........and kinda near the Safari Wild Animal Park.

 

[Margery]

TT, Poway is near Escondido.........and kinda near the Safari Wild Animal Park.

Kathy how are you doing with all that going on? Breathing OK? Same question I have for Rose @1LoverofGod as you are both living down there.

 

[1LoverofGod]

Kathy how are you doing with all that going on? Breathing OK? Same question I have for Rose @1LoverofGod as you are both living down there.

I'm about 40 minutes away from Los Angeles so the smoke isn't blowing this far North of the fires.
Wind has been pretty bad here but I haven't seen recent reports of new fires in San Bernardino area.
Kathy is about 15 minutes South of me, and I'm not sure how air quality is there but she can tell you better than I can.
Thank you for inquiring sister

 

[1LoverofGod]

Residents evacuated as brush fire threatens homes near San Diego​

Residents are being evacuated in the San Diego area as firefighters are battling a brush fire that is threatening homes.

CalFire San Diego confirmed that they were assisting the City of Poway, which is 34 miles from San Diego, with a vegetation fire near Pomerado Road and Ted Williams Parkway that broke out around 1 p.m. on Monday.

Residents evacuated as brush fire threatens homes near San Diego

Several residents in a San Diego area community are being evacuated as firefighters work to battle a wind-driven brush fire that is threatening homes.

www.foxnews.com

New fires break out in Southern California​

San Diego County is the latest to get hit with wildfires, with the Pala, Riverview and Lilac blazes breaking out Tuesday.

The Pala fire started along U.S. Interstate 15 at 12:28 a.m., according to the North County Fire Protection District. The fire’s progress stopped by 2:31 a.m., with temporary evacuation orders lifted.


The fire, 48 miles north of San Diego, covered 16.8 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fire, 44 miles north of San Diego, grew to 80 acres, with 10% contained, per the Cal Fire website.


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New fires break out in Southern California

San Diego County is the latest to get hit with wildfires, with the Pala, Riverview and Lilac blazes breaking out Tuesday.

m.washingtontimes.com

 

[KMendel]

No smoke here. Several local area fires near us, but the firefighters are on top of them and they are put out very quickly, with only a few acres burned. The winds here are nothing like we expected - pretty low actually. Thank you for caring.....

 

[1LoverofGod]

Los Angeles Wildfires: High Levels of Lead, Chlorine, Toxins Fill the Air​

With the burning of both the Pacific Palisades and most of Altadena (a town just north of Pasadena), over 15,000 structures went up in smoke, sending plumes of toxic ash into the air that included lead, asbestos, and many other chemicals. According to the New York Times, the neurotoxin lead reached 100 times “average levels even miles from the flames,” while levels of chlorine reached 40 times the average:

The spiking levels underscore the added danger from wildfires when cars, homes, and other structures burn, researchers said. Lead is often present in paint and pipes used in older homes, while chlorine and other chemicals are generated when plastic melts or combusts.

These fires were “a wake-up call,” said Haroula Baliaka, a Ph.D. candidate in atmospheric chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, who is part of a new nationwide effort to monitor airborne chemicals in real time. They are “no longer just about burning trees and grass,” she said. “They are urban wildfires, fueled by the very materials that make up our homes and cities.”

The fire’s aftermath could lead to greater damage to brains and nervous systems from the lead in the air, especially in children, with chemicals like chlorine potentially damaging the lungs. A previous study showed that the 2018 Camp fire may have killed as many as 12,000 Californians prematurely due to the effects of toxic smoke and ash in the air.


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Los Angeles Wildfires: High Levels of Lead, Chlorine, Toxins Fill the Air

Measuring the aftereffects of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires has just begun, and results show that the city's air quality is toxic.

www.breitbart.com

 

[1LoverofGod]

Firefighters make significant progress on containment of SoCal wildfires, as recovery efforts continue​

Firefighters are taking advantage of a lull in the wind to make steady progress against the massive fires that have ravaged Los Angeles since Jan. 7.

Officials are also easing evacuation orders and lifting curfews across the region as residents of burned neighborhoods return to face the damage.

As of Saturday morning, the Palisades fire, which has burned nearly 24,000 acres and killed at least 10 people, was listed as 43% contained, according to the Cal Fire website. That’s up from 31% on Friday morning.

The Eaton fire, which tore through Altadena burning 14,000 acres and killing at least 17 people, was listed at 73% contained, up from 65% on Friday morning.

There are still 27 people reported missing: 20 from the Eaton fire and seven from the Palisades, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.


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Firefighters make significant progress on containment of SoCal wildfires, as recovery efforts continue

Firefighters are taking advantage of a lull in the wind to make steady progress against the massive fires that have ravaged Los Angeles since Jan. 7.

americanmilitarynews.com

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Los Angeles Wildfires: High Levels of Lead, Chlorine, Toxins Fill the Air​

With the burning of both the Pacific Palisades and most of Altadena (a town just north of Pasadena), over 15,000 structures went up in smoke, sending plumes of toxic ash into the air that included lead, asbestos, and many other chemicals. According to the New York Times, the neurotoxin lead reached 100 times “average levels even miles from the flames,” while levels of chlorine reached 40 times the average:



The fire’s aftermath could lead to greater damage to brains and nervous systems from the lead in the air, especially in children, with chemicals like chlorine potentially damaging the lungs. A previous study showed that the 2018 Camp fire may have killed as many as 12,000 Californians prematurely due to the effects of toxic smoke and ash in the air.


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Los Angeles Wildfires: High Levels of Lead, Chlorine, Toxins Fill the Air

Measuring the aftereffects of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires has just begun, and results show that the city's air quality is toxic.

www.breitbart.com

I wonder if the Camp fire affected Aaron Rodgers in some way.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Any time there's a catastrophe that involves missing and/or dead persons, I always consider the possibility of foul play, with the perpetrator(s) taking advantage of the destruction and panic to cover the crime and their involvement.

 

[1LoverofGod]

Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles​

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand.

The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours charred about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) of trees and brush near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week. Though the region was under a red flag warning, winds were not as fast as they had been when those fires broke out, allowing for firefighting aircraft to dump tens of thousands of gallons of fire retardant.

“The situation that we’re in today is very different from the situation we were in 16 days ago,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday evening.


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Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles

More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los Angeles.

apnews.com

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Toxins not just from burning structures, etc. It's also in fire retardant used to fight the fires.

Wonder what all that fire retardant is doing to the delta smelt, etc.

Study finds wildfire retardent is laden with toxic metals​

USC research estimates retardant use has released 850,000 pounds of these chemicals into the environment since 2009​

By Alex Wigglesworth
Los Angeles Times

"LOS ANGELES — It’s a scene that’s become routine with big blazes in the West. A plane dips low over a smoldering ridgetop and unleashes a ribbon of fire retardant, coating the hillside a bright pink. Onlookers cheer the display of firefighting prowess.
The U.S. Forest Service and other agencies each year drop tens of millions of gallons of fire retardant, mostly an ammonium phosphate-based slurry called Phos-Chek, around wildfires to coat vegetation and slow the spread of flames.
But a new study by researchers at USC has found that a popular variety is laden with toxic metals, and estimates retardant use has released 850,000 pounds of these chemicals into the environment since 2009. The results suggest the ecological consequences of retardant use merit further study, and that finding a cleaner product is probably worthwhile, said Daniel McCurry, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at USC and one of the study’s authors.
The findings add to long-running concerns from environmentalists about the effects of retardant drops. But fire officials say the practice saves lives, and that the benefit of protecting ecosystems by minimizing fire spread outweighs the potential harms."

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Study finds wildfire retardent is laden with toxic metals

USC research estimates retardant use has released 850,000 pounds of these chemicals into the environment since 2009

www.firerescue1.com

USC Study

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00727?ref=article_openPDF

 

[1LoverofGod]

When Will It Stop? Huge New Fire Explodes Near Los Angeles, Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate​

If you can believe it, the catastrophic Palisades fire that ignited on January 7 and destroyed huge swaths of the beautiful Pacific Palisades area, leaving 11 dead, is still burning. It has burned over 23,400 acres, and according to the excellent app Watch Duty, it’s 70 percent contained.

Meanwhile, the Eaton fire that torched Altadena and burned 14,021 acres, taking the lives of 17 people, is also still going, though it’s now listed at 95 percent contained.

Are we out of the woods yet? Unfortunately, no, as yet another huge fire started Wednesday and is currently raging around Castaic Lake to the Northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It grew extraordinarily quickly, and it is now at 9,457 acres with only five percent containment. The crucial Interstate 5 had to be closed in both directions for a period, but it's currently open again.

As with the other fires, the scenes are absolutely apocalyptic:


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When Will It Stop? Huge New Fire Explodes Near Los Angeles, Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate

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[1LoverofGod]

When Will It Stop? Huge New Fire Explodes Near Los Angeles, Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate​

If you can believe it, the catastrophic Palisades fire that ignited on January 7 and destroyed huge swaths of the beautiful Pacific Palisades area, leaving 11 dead, is still burning. It has burned over 23,400 acres, and according to the excellent app Watch Duty, it’s 70 percent contained.

Meanwhile, the Eaton fire that torched Altadena and burned 14,021 acres, taking the lives of 17 people, is also still going, though it’s now listed at 95 percent contained.

Are we out of the woods yet? Unfortunately, no, as yet another huge fire started Wednesday and is currently raging around Castaic Lake to the Northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It grew extraordinarily quickly, and it is now at 9,457 acres with only five percent containment. The crucial Interstate 5 had to be closed in both directions for a period, but it's currently open again.

As with the other fires, the scenes are absolutely apocalyptic:


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When Will It Stop? Huge New Fire Explodes Near Los Angeles, Tens of Thousands Ordered to Evacuate

redstate.com

This is too much to grasp. I can't believe this is happening just less a little more than 30 minutes from me.
I read about it but I can't conceive it because it sounds too much like a suspense/thriller movie out of Hollywood.

 

[1LoverofGod]

SoCal Fire Update: Another Blaze Erupts, Mudslides Feared​

Another major fire has engulfed an area in Los Angeles County, as the Hughes Fire that started on Wednesday morning north of Santa Clarita and near Castaic has covered more than 10,000 acres and is only 14% contained.

According to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, roughly 31,000 area residents threatened by the Hughes Fire were under evacuation orders and 23,000 under evacuation warnings by Wednesday night.

“We’re still expecting some dry humidity and then gusts of winds possible up to 60 mph,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief David Acuna said. “It’s super dry. Anyone spark will have a new start of a fire that establishes and raises quickly.”

However, a new problem may arise this weekend as rain is expected to fall, possibly causing mudslides. “The Los Angeles and San Diego areas will get more rain this weekend than in the last six months combined,” CNN reported.


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https://www.dailywire.com/news/socal-fire-update-another-blaze-erupts-mudslides-feared

 

[Tall Timbers]

The homes in Malibu have the pacific ocean on one side and a tall shear cliff on the other. That cliff has seen a lot of mud slides and may just see another here shortly.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Mudslides always happen at the end of fire season, plus any time extra heavy/amounts of rain.
If I were there, I would have already taken what I needed and any cherished heirlooms/photos and left, and/or salvaged what I could have from my burnt residence and left.

 

[Margery]

Praying people in slide prone areas take the hint and get out while they still can!