Tuesday, January 07, 2025

CA needs to work on transitioning to electric infernos

A fire was burning out of control Tuesday in the Pacific Palisades, threatening numerous homes and forcing thousands to evacuate, amid a potentially "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm. Most of the Pacific Palisades was under an evacuation order, as residents and firefighters fought traffic jams in some areas trying to escape the flames. The blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m. near Piedra Morada Drive and was being pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could quickly spread a wildfire. "It's bad. It's like an inferno," said Lori Libonati, who lives in the Pacific Palisades and saw the fire start to burn Tuesday morning before evacuating. "We just saw the flames."

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Massive smoke plumes filled the sky around the Palisades fire as families evacuated not far from hillsides glowing with orange. The blaze had already jumped across Palisades Drive and was burning on both sides of the road, according to updates from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Los Angeles declares state of emergency.

#1 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-01-07 08:52 PM

Los Angeles declares state of emergency.

Did you ---?

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-01-07 08:54 PM

It makes sense they were told to evacuate as a precautionary measure. There are very few roads to get in and out of those hills and it's been incredibly windy today throughout Los Angeles.

Also. That's where the wealthy people live. So it makes sense it has received more attention than the Ventura county fire earlier in the year that took out a lot of acres and homes.

Sensationalism sells papers baby!!!

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-07 09:13 PM

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