A brush fire that quickly swelled to about 200 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning is burning homes.
There are reports from the scene of multiple structures burning, with wind-driven embers creating new fires.
At least one home, on Lachman Lane, was fully engulfed, CBS Los Angeles reported at 11:43 a.m.
The brush fire also was burning near the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive, a residential street in a hillside neighborhood, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Evacuation warnings are in place for an unknown number of structures in the vicinity, with crews on scene requesting evacuations for the entire area down to Pacific Coast Highway. Fire officials say evacuation warnings are in place from Topanga Canyon on the west to Rustic Canyon on the east.
Dark gray smoke could be seen from the Santa Monica pier.
What started the fire was not known. The fire started amid windy conditions during a period in which Southern California was under a red flag warning for extreme fire danger.
“We were just looking at the smoke. All of a sudden we saw fire everywhere,” resident Krishan Chaudry told CBS Los Angeles.
The wind was blowing near Pacific Palisades at 46 mph, CBS reported, with embers landing on neighborhoods miles away.
This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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