California wildfires map: Los Angeles areas affected as Pacific Palisades blaze covers 3,000 acres
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More than 80,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes amid wildfires sweeping across swathes of California. Firefighters are battling four separate blazes. The biggest covers a mammoth 3,000 acres of Pacific Palisades and broke out at around 10.30am local time (6.30pm GMT) on Tuesday.
Two others — which are being referred to as the Eaton and Hurst fires – have been burning for hours in other regions of Los Angeles County. A fourth, the Woodley Fire, erupted at around 2.30pm GMT on Wednesday. The map below shows where the fires are burning:.
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Pacific Palisades is an area of Los Angeles which sits on the Pacific Coast Highway between Santa Monica and Malibu. The affluent neighbourhood is much-loved by celebrities. Many of them, including Star Wars actor Mark Hamill and Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy, are among the people who have been forced to flee their homes.
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A house in the area costs an average of $4.5 million (£3.6m), according to Realtor.com. Fuelled by strong winds, the blaze has ripped across almost 3,000 acres of land and videos shared on social media show the flames are visible from miles south. As of Wednesday afternoon, its containment was at zero per cent, according to authorities.
The fire has destroyed several homes and on Tuesday reached the grounds of the Getty Villa museum, in north Santa Monica. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued an evacuation order warning that there was “an immediate threat to life”. Its website states: “This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.”.
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