L.A. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said the fire started in the 1100 block of North Piedra Miranda Drive near Fire Station 23 when winds were clocking at 25 mph, with gusts of up to 50 mph. Nearly 30,000 people were affected by evacuation-related orders, with 10,367 households threatened, officials said.

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Evacuation orders are in place in the Pacific Palisades after a brush fire broke out in the area this morning.

A wildfire that broke out in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 7, sent plumes of smoke over the famous Santa Monica Pier.Footage from Konstantin Votinov shows clouds of smoke towering over Santa Monica,

Smoke plumes could be seen from a high-rise building in the Pacific Palisades, as wildfires caused havoc in Los Angeles on January 7. Video from Adam Ware.

Footage shows the Palisades Fire creating a hellish orange glow above Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday evening. Officials declared a state of emergency as the flames from the wildfire were fanned by strong wind and tore through more than 1,