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| {{Infobox disaster | |||
| | title = Palisades Wildfire | |||
| | image = ] | |||
| | date = January 7th 2025 | |||
| | time = 10 Am- Present | |||
| | timezone = ] | |||
| | duration = 1 Day | |||
| | Location = Palisades Neighborhood in Los Angeles | |||
| | type = Wildfire | |||
| | cause = Wind Storm | |||
| }} | |||
| scorching thousands of acres of land. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Knoll |first=Corina |date=2025-01-07 |title=California Wildfires Live Updates: Thousands Ordered to Evacuate Pacific Palisades |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/us/palisades-brush-fires-california |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Forcing evacuations of thousands of people, burning homes and, shutting off power. The fire caused the mandatory evacuation of the Pacific Palisades, a rich costal neighborhood in downtown ] with the median home price being 3.1 Million dollars. The neighborhood is home to around 24,000 people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-08 |title=California wildfires live updates: Pacific Palisades wildfire grows rapidly |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/live-blog/live-updates-pacific-palisades-wildfire-rapidly-grows-california-rcna186685 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> Around 10,000 homes were affected by the fire.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=Wildfire grows to 1,200+ acres in Pacific Palisades, burning homes amid evacuation order: WATCH LIVE |url=https://abc7.com/post/brush-fire-erupts-pacific-palisades-threatens-structures-amid-powerful-windstorm/15772178/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| More than 13,000 buildings and 26,000 people were in the evacuation zone, which has been labeled "under immediate threat," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexandra Koch |first=Louis Casiano |date=2025-01-07 |title=Pacific Palisades inferno forces thousands to flee California homes; Los Angeles declares state of emergency |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/brush-fire-scorches-acres-counting-prompts-mandatory-evacuation-socal |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> And over 250 LAFD firefighters were battling the blaze, in addition to firefighters from nearby cities. Around 30 vehicles were left abandoned on Sunset and Palisades and were moved by the county to provide clear access, the fire department said. | |||
| The National Weather Service said that this could be the strongest ] in ] in more than a decade. Beginning in the afternoon across Los Angeles and ] and peaking in the early in Wednesday, when the ] could reach 80 mph. Isolated gusts could top 100 mph in mountains and foothills.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| The wildfire caused US President ] to cancel his plans to travel to ] in ], where he was going to announce the establishment of two new national monuments. One being near Joshua Tree National Park and another in Northern California. Biden will announce this in Los Angeles instead.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
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