Los Angeles LIVE: Helicopters Battle Flames as Palisades Fire Burns on Santa Monica Mountains | N18G

USA LIVE: California Wildfires Rage Across Los Angeles County, Forcing Thousands To Evacuate | CNBC TV18 The Palisades Fire began moving east late Friday, where fire departments are now fighting the blaze in the Mandeville Canyon area, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. “The fire is in the Mandeville Canyon area, so it’s moving closer to the 405 freeway,” Capt. Adam VanGerpen told CNN. “We just finished getting over our red flag conditions around 6 o’clock, but that just goes to show people that even though we’re not in these red flag extreme wind conditions, the fire can still change direction quickly. And right now it is moving fast towards the east.” This shift east means crews are now pivoting in that direction, too. Ten aircraft have been diverted toward the Mandeville Canyon, and two additional strike teams have been sent there, said VanGerpen. The Red Flag Warning for high winds expired earlier this evening, raising hopes that firefighters could make progress on some of the biggest fires. In the Mandeville Canyon, so far “there’s not very much wind up there,” VanGerpen said, adding that the fire in that area was being driven by topography instead of extreme winds. Pacific Palisades,CALIFORNIA – View of the Palisades as wildfires continue to rage 20 people arrested in California as huge fires driven by strong winds and extensive droughts devastate city Thousands of homes burned in Palisades, Eaton fires; more days of fire weather ahead Five people have died, but officials say the death toll is likely to be higher. More than 2,000 structures have burned and at least 130,000 residents are under evacuation orders. Experts say L.A. is not out of danger yet and these fires have the potential to be the costliest wildfire disaster in American history. Live from Pacific Palisades, as California firefighters are battling wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the Los Angeles area. The blazes that burned uncontained early Wednesday have destroyed homes, clogged roadways as tens of thousands fled and strained resources California Fire Live: Los Angeles, the city of United States' California that is home to country's film and television industry - Hollywood - has been burning due to wildfires that started on Tuesday and have spread to engulf hundreds of houses, forcing the evacuation of thousands, including several celebrities. Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades, Pasadena and Altadena are among the areas majorly affected by the wildfires, some of which house celebrity residences. The fires had spread to the iconic Hollywood Hills by Wednesday evening. According to an estimate by AccuWeather and statistics compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the wildfires raging in Los Angeles are the costliest fires to strike California in the last 45 years. They are expected to cause reportedly upwards of $50 billion in damages, reported Bloomberg. #californiawildfires #palisadesfire #losangeles #wildlife #hollywoodhills #usatoday #livenews #cnbctv18