Parts of Los Angeles under evacuation as Palisades fire picks up due to high winds

LOS ANGELES — Two fires have ignited in the Los Angeles area Tuesday, including one dubbed the Palisades fire that exploded to more than 1,200 acres and has forced evacuations, as the area expects to see some of the worst winds in more than a decade.

Residents in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood almost 20 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, have been ordered to evacuate as a fast-moving fire grown to more than 1,200 acres, threatening nearly 26,000 people and 13,000 structures, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).