SkyFOX was over the fire as traffic along the northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway was severely delayed in the Granada Hills area.
A brush fire erupted on the northbound side of the 405 Freeway in Granada Hills Monday, video from Sky5 Shows. It’s unclear exactly when or how the brusher alongside the roadway started,
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground, but still-spreading flames threatened communities in the populous San Fernando Valley on Sunday.
New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on Jan. 21
Five people have died in the Palisades fire this week. More than 3,000 personnel were battling the blaze into its fourth day.
The new alert is an unprecedented fifth issuance of a “particularly dangerous situation” enhancement to a red flag warning in a single season by the weather service’s Oxnard office, which covers Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
The Palisades fire grew to 21,596 acres overnight, with evacuations expanding rapidly in Encino, Tarzana and Brentwood as flames threatened homes in Mandeville Canyon. Six helicopters flew throughout the night, dropping water on the blaze as it entered its 5th day Saturday. Containment grew from 8% to 11% overnight, according to Cal Fire.
Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather Service said. Parts of L.A. County, and most of Ventura County, are at highest risk.
The San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys are expected to see winds at 30 to 50 mph until Wednesday evening, with widespread gusts even higher, weather officials said
The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner ... and many people in the San Fernando Valley and Brentwood reportedly left voluntarily, Cal Fire reported that UCLA students were not ordered to ...
A number of videos have been shared on social media showing the Palisades fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, making its way toward the populated San Fernando Valley with mandatory evacuation orders in place.