00:00A wildfire scorched 80 hectares and threatened homes in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood
00:07on Tuesday, prompting evacuations amid warnings of extreme fire danger from dry, powerful
00:14winds.
00:15The Los Angeles Fire Department issued a mandatory evacuation order for a large area from Topanga
00:21Canyon Hills to the coastline as the Pacific Palisades fire burned between Santa Monica
00:26and Malibu.
00:28Massive smoke billowed from the hills as flames neared homes.
00:32The fire was driven by warm, dry Santa Ana winds from inland deserts to the coast.
00:39The world-famous Getty Villa was also threatened by the wildfire, which engulfed the area amid
00:44high winds, but its CEO, Catherine Fleming, confirmed the building was safe.
00:50The National Weather Service issued its highest alert for extreme fire conditions in Los Angeles
00:55County until Thursday.
00:57They predicted wind gusts of 80 to 130 kilometers per hour, with isolated gusts up to 160 kilometers
01:05per hour in the mountains and foothills.
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