A fast-moving wildfire has consumed 200 acres in Pacific Palisades since Tuesday morning, near Piedra Morada Drive. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the flames

Evacuation orders are in place in the Pacific Palisades after a brush fire broke out in the area this morning.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who declared a state of emergency, urged residents to evacuate after he witnessed buildings destroyed by the blaze.

The Palisades Fire in Southern California is spurring evacuations as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the flames. Follow live updates.

The number of damaged or destroyed structures in the devastating Palisades Fire “is believed to be in the thousands,” Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said during a news conference Thursday morning.