Some panicked people were forced to leave their cars and flee on foot due to the rapidly growing flames.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from parts of Los Angeles as strong winds hit the growth of the power of the power around the western United States.
More than 30,000 people were evacuated Tuesday as storms helped the Pacific Palisades fire cross. Another wildfire later saw other areas of southern California threatened.
Terrified residents abandoned their cars on the only road leading in and out of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, fleeing on foot from a nearly 3,000-acre (1,200-hectare) fire that destroyed a multimillion-dollar neighborhood in the Santa Monica Mountains. . .
Firefighters used bulldozers to push dozens of cars to one side, leaving many stranded with their alarms blaring, to create a dangerous traffic jam.
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that although people were evacuated, there were no reports of deaths.
A fire official told KTLA television that several people were injured, some with burns to their faces and hands. A female firefighter reportedly suffered a head injury.
Hundreds of firefighters swarmed the area, attacking the blaze from the ground and from the air, while crews made their way through the slipway to cut down vegetation and build fire extinguishers.
“We are not out of danger,” said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone, speaking at an afternoon media conference.
A second fire broke out 50 miles upriver near Pasadena, and grew to 400 acres (162 hectares) within hours, according to Cal Fire.
About 100 seniors living in a nursing home were evacuated from the city, according to CBS News.
Videos and photos showed elderly people, many on bicycles and gurneys, crowded into the smoke-filled and windy parking lot as fire trucks and ambulances were located.
Fire officials said a third fire prompted evacuations in the San Fernando Valley, northwest of LA.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said President Joe Biden has approved federal aid to help firefighters respond.
