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LA Palisades wildfires live updates: Thousands flee three wildfires as forecasters warn worst is yet to come
Witnesses describe homes being "completely levelled" by the spreading blaze, as strong winds fan the flames towards the city.
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What to know about the three fires burning in the LA area
published at 14:20
- The Palisades fire: First reported at 10:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Tuesday, the fire grew in just 20 minutes from a blaze of 20 acres to more than 200 acres. Now, at least 30,000 people have been ordered to be evacuated from their homes and it covers nearly 3,000 acres
- The Eaton fire: Within the first six hours of breaking out in Altadena, the Eaton fire had already grown to cover 1,000 acres. The fire started Tuesday evening in the hills above Pasadena (18:30 local time, 02:30 GMT)
- The Hurst fire: Located just north of San Fernando, this third fire began burning on Tuesday at around 22:10 local time (06:10 GMT). It has grown to 500 acres, according to local officials and has triggered evacuation orders in neighbouring Santa Clarita

The Santa Ana winds will – in the short term – increase slightly during the early to mid-morning local time in Los Angeles.
Gusts generally will be around 50-60mph (80-100km/h) but locally up to 100mph (160km/h) over portions of the higher ground.
The other weather factor critical to wildfires is the relative humidity – or how dry the air is - which is also very low at the moment at 10-20%. But this is likely to fall even further to 5-10% after sunrise. In other words, it will get even drier.