Smoke from the Palisades Fire rises above Santa Monica.
ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego
- A brush fire erupted in Pacific Palisades amid a powerful windstorm Tuesday.
- The Palisades Fire quickly grew to 200 acres, prompting mandatory evacuations in the area.
- Santa Ana winds, with gusts up to 100 mph, are creating extreme fire conditions.
A major brush fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades, an affluent neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the first hours of a powerful windstorm on Tuesday.