Three fires grow, forcing more than 80,000 evacuations around L.A.

A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.

Three fast-moving fires have forced more than 80,000 residents to evacuate from the Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and Sylmar areas of Los Angeles amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.

The Palisades fire, which broke out Tuesday morning at about 10:30 a.m. local time, was burning in the Pacific Palisades Highlands community.

In just hours, the blaze had burned through 3,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). It has been fueled by a combination of dry conditions and powerful winds, which are likely to strengthen further overnight. At least 30,000 residents were forced to evacuate the area.

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While the Eaton and Hurst fires — in Pasadena and Sylmar respectively — had last burned 1,500 acres between them, the Palisades fire had destroyed around double the area of land of the other two blazes put together. Gusts up to 100 mph are expected in the windiest spots.

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