Palisades Fire: Home collapses while reporter on the air in Los Angeles: 'It is a WAR ZONE'

A fifth wildfire in Southern California – the Woodley Fire – has broken out in Los Angeles County.

The fire began around 6:15 a.m. local time Wednesday and so far has burned about 75 acres around the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Encino, according to Cal Fire.

It is currently 0% contained.

The Woodley Fire is located between the massive Palisades Fire to the south, and the Hurst Fire to the north, which now has consumed at least 500 acres, officials say.
Firefighters successfully contained a wildfire in Tyler, California, on Wednesday, but at least four more still burn across the state.

Firefighters began responding to the Tyler fire early Wednesday morning as it spread to roughly 15 acres, but it has now been contained.

Four other fires continue to burn across the state, including in the Palisades, Woodley, Eaton and Hurst. Los Angeles lies roughly in the center of the four remaining blazes.

The Palisades Fire, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, began in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly engulfed 200 acres within an hour, surging to nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported.

Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy joined "Fox News @ Night" on Tuesday to give an update on how firefighters are battling the fast-moving flames, but said there isn't much that can be done to stop them, so crews are focusing on evacuating and rescuing anyone still in the area.

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[joeb]

You can't put out a fire with high winds like that. Basically impossible. Prayers to everyone - firefighters and homeowners.

[gibrath]

Breaks my heart. So horrible. Praying for everyone and animals.

[REDKNIGHTMARES]

I was getting anxious, just watching this reporter stand next to the fire with the wind blowing. I Hope everyone stays safe and I am praying for everyone.

[MH_]

The big insurance companies will find every reason to deny these claims…. but will report record profits.

[ladylynne]

This is so sad. No matter who you are. 😥

[sedonasunrise]

Homelessness can happen to anybody at anytime. So many people and situations in need of prayer.

[Fides.]

The rich will just fly off to somewhere else. The middle class and poor will stay and help each other.

[joevaldivia]

So sad, I’m praying for everyone to come out alive and safe.

[alisont.]

Unbelievable and horrifying. I lived in the Highlands in the 1970s and that is the usual and expected risk area since it is up in the hills surrounded by open land. Never thought of seeing a fire run through the heart of downtown Pacific Palisades. It's like Lahaina - you just can't believe such a place was not able to be protected and saved.

[margaretforbes]

Prayers to all those people experiencing the loss of their homes and lifetime memories. They have all lost their safe place, their place to relax, recharge, and be with their loved family and pets. Bless you all, and my prayers are with you

[lidiastremciuc]

I don't understand how is possible the houses are burning and all the trees and bushes are greener

[DonnaCsuti-jidd]

So very sad. My thoughts are with you. This also happened in Oakland CA in my neighborhood. My house was saved because we had ladders and the resident men climbed on the roof and watered the roofs. (My grandpa was a fireman so we knew it would help). The men went up the street with our ladders and repeated the action as long as they could so saved much of our street.

[bootscooty]

I've been living here my entire life and I was born in 1986 and my dad lived here for his entire life and he was born in 1945 and I don't think either of us ever thought that this place would go up in flames and end up looking like Paradise or another small town that was just completely decimated. It's just so crazy.

[marter]

Regardless of politics, it’s sad and heartbreaking to watch all this. So many people lost a lot.

[brettcote]

Imagine evacuating and watching from a shelter or hotel your home literally colapse in front of you on live tv

[jamesdiamond]

Imagine getting this kind of coverage in Carolina

[etoro]

I'm from Los Angeles, and THAT is not Los Angeles City. That is Pacific Palisades. A wealthy community with multi-million dollar homes in the hills and coastline of the Pacific Ocean on the outer edge of L.A. County. Huge difference.

[retrosonghits]

As a native Northern Californian since '62 and gone through several fire seasons, what pisses me off is that there is an absolute solution to end all wildfires from ever happening again but no one is doing it!!@
Scientists years ago from Stanford University made a fire retardant gel that is environmentally safe on all types of foliage and simply does not ignite no matter what way a fire can start whether it's a lit cigarette, lightening strike, campfire not put out correctly, arsonist, etc., I watched a demo video of how this gel works and was astounded by how it actually works. It shows a side by side comparison of a patch of dry grass, one treated and the other not. The untreated area caught flame when a match was thrown on it and the treated area refused to light. There are little cell bubbles within the gel that burst open when flame hits it causing it to not catch fire. It's brilliant! I am just pissed off because all these wildfires don't have to happen at all. It's absurd!
I grew up watching planes fly over spraying boray on our nearby fires but what these scientists discovered IS the answer!
Almost all of Northern California was destroyed in the 2017 fires, all the the ones in Southern California, Maui and most sadly those in Australia. I can't stand seeing animals suffer and die in these fires, nor people and all the land. Yeah, people lose their homes which is bad but they can rebuild but life cannot be replaced. I'm just so tired of seeing these and knowing there is a solution but the powers that be just aren't utilizing this gel that is proven to stop any fire from starting thus no loss of life, land or structures.

[johnfish]

Christ, its like a blast furnace. No way you're putting that out or stopping it.

[cyndimoring]

extreme winds: weather like never before in residents' lifetimes. Quoted over and over in all the interviews I've seen so far.