The fire started on Tuesday evening and consumed an estimated 1,000 acres by later that night, the Angeles National Forest said. It engulfed several homes and forced more than 100 people to evacuate from a nursing home, some in wheelchairs and on gurneys, officials said.
Pacific Palisades, CA – January 07: Firefighters battle a house fire off Bollinger Drive in Pacific Palisades, CA after a brush fire, called the Palisades fire, quickly consumed more than 200 acres of vegetation today and was believed to have damaged multiple homes as the flames were pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
