By Kimberly Nordyke. Managing Editor, Digital. Winds have been gusting in spurts sparking brush fires around a. See photos. California Gov.
Overnight going into Wednesday, Santa Monica and Malibu published evacuation orders. The area is closed to public access. PalisadesFire is uncontained, fueled by Santa Ana winds. Find your evacuation zone at Protect. Around 7 p. That fire had grown to acres by p. Around 8 p. The Associated Press reported that about 30, residents are under evacuation orders and more than 13, structures are under threat.
So far, flights out of LAX were not impacted. News network helicopters, on standby at nearby Van Nuys airport, are not permitted to fly near the area. Around 5 p. The Villa is closed to non-emergency staff and the public.
Today, a brush fire started in Pacific Palisades fueled by extremely high winds. Tuesday, as was the Pierson Playhouse aka Theatre Palisades. The Reel Inn, a longstanding seafood restaurant, also was reportedly engulfed in flames as was Palisades High School. Several schools in the area will be closed Wednesday. Several other neighborhoods in L. Del Toro has been evacuated from his home. Late Tuesday night, Paramount Pictures canceled its premiere for Better Man, which was scheduled to take place Wednesday.
SAG Awards organizers also shifted their strategy due to the fires. The awards were scheduled to be announced by Joey King and Cooper Koch live and in-person but now will be shared via press release and the SAG Awards website. See the nominations here.
