A wind-driven wildfire has spread across California, leading authorities to order the evacuation of at least 30,000 people as the rapidly growing blaze burns across 3,000 acres.
No fatalities have been confirmed in Pacific Palisades, known for being the home of several A-listers, however, many houses have been devastated in the wake of the fire and left damaged.
A 25-year-old female firefighter and “multiple burn victims” are among the injured, according to Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) spokesperson Erik Scott said.
The LAFD said that as of Wednesday morning, zero per cent of the fire had been contained.
Other wildfires have also been declared, including the Eaton Fire, which has spread over 1,000 acres through Altadena, Pasadena, Arcadia, and Sierra Madre, and the Hurst Fire in Sylmar at 500 acres.
Almost 300,000 homes and businesses across southern California had been left without power as the fire continues to rage, meanwhile over a thousand fire service personnel have been deployed to the scene to try and combat the fires.
Pacific Palisades is a residential community and attracts very few tourists, however, the area it sits in, Los Angeles County, is popular with visitors who are heading to the sandy shores of Venice Beach, exploring Hollywood and touring round studios and museums among many other attractions.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) sits relatively close to the Palisades fires, but so far minimal travel disruption has occurred.
Meanwhile, several roads including parts of the Pacific Coast Highway have been closed as of early Wednesday morning.
LAX is around 19 miles south of Pacific Palisades, but the majority of arrivals and departures have continued as normal amid the wildfires.
As of Wednesday morning, the majority of flights scheduled to arrive have done so on time, with the exception of a couple of flights that had been delayed, but there appears to be no cancellations since Tuesday, data from FlightRadar24 shows.
There were a number of diversions on Tuesday, such as a Flexjet flight that diverted to Long Beach Airport and a Southwest flight which was diverted to San Diego Airport.
On Tuesday, there were very few cancelled departures, however the majority of flights saw delays of no more than an hour. Some departures that did experience longer delays, however, especially moving into the late evening.
The LAFD said that the Pacific Coast Highway is closed from McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica to Topanga Canyon with LAPD managing traffic for evacuations.
