(Bloomberg) — Uncontrolled wildfires are tearing through parts of the Los Angeles region, fanned by extreme winds, forcing thousands of residents to flee and grounding firefighting aircraft.
The largest blaze — known as the Palisades Fire — roared across almost 3,000 acres just west of Santa Monica early Wednesday, while separate blazes exploded in size overnight. A fire in Eaton Canyon, near Altadena, has expanded to about 1,000 acres, while another grows northwest of LA. All are uncontained.
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