The strongest Santa Ana winds in over a decade that whipped wildfire and chaos through the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday worsened overnight, with 2,921 acres burned at 0% containment as of Wednesday morning.
The 99mph gusts fanning an uncontrolled blaze led to over 30,000 evacuations and cancellations of events from movie premieres to a planned airport departure by President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, the nearby Eaton fire has burned 2,227 acres with the Hurst fire at 500 acres.
The Getty Villa museum, Palisades High School and the Bel Air Beach Club were among the locations affected by the raging flames that the fire department struggled to get under control amid howling winds.