The Palisades Fire reached Malibu late Tuesday night, bringing devastation along the Pacific Coast Highway with no sign of slowing down as it moves west and north. It’s a disaster likely to only get far worse overnight, thanks to the worst Santa Ana winds in more than a decade.
The full extent of damage now being inflicted by the fire isn’t known, and likely won’t be for days. But in Malibu, the flames leaped from side to side of PCH, burning homes and businesses, and at least three historic institutions are now gone: Reel Inn, Cholada Thai and Rosenthal Winery.
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