Pacific Palisades residents face traffic gridlock, uncertainty as fire nears: ‘It looks grim’
Thousands of Pacific Palisades residents were urged to evacuate Thursday as a fire exploded amid intense winds.
California wildfire grows 180 acres in 20 minutes as powerful winds fan flames
Wind gusts of more than 80mph (128km/h) caused a fire to balloon from 20 acres to 200 acres in only 20 minutes.