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Wildfire rages in Los Angeles

A rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, destroying homes and creating traffic jams as 30,000 people evacuated beneath huge plumes of smoke that covered much of the metropolitan area.

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People evacuate, as a wildfire breaks out near Pacific Palisades during a weather driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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People gather on the Pacific Coast Highway Beach amidst smoke as a wildfire burns in west Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7.
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A signal light goes green on the Pacific Coast Highway as a wildfire burns in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7.
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Smoke rises from the mountains as wildfire burns in Santa Monica, Calif., Jan. 7, in this screengrab taken from a social media video.
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A fire burns at the Getty Villa during a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Smoke rises as a wildfire burns in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7.
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Flames rise as the Palisades fire burns during a weather-driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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A flag flutters amidst smoke and fire as the Palisades fire burns during a weather-driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Plumes of smoke and fire rise as Palisades fire burns during a weather-driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Flames rise as the Palisades fire burns during a weather-driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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A person rides a bike as the Palisades fire burns during a weather driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Flames rise as the Palisades fire burns during a weather driven windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Vehicles drive past flames from a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm, in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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A person walks at Ginger Roger Beach as smoke raises from a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Flames raise during a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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Firefighters work to control flames from a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 7.
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A person uses clothing to partially cover their face, as a wildfire breaks-out near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm in Southern California, Jan. 7.
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A person uses clothing to partially cover their face, as a wildfire breaks-out near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm in Southern California, Jan. 7.
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Smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm, in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7.
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An aircraft flies to drop fire retardant over the area of a wildfire burning near Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles during a weather driven windstorm, in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 7.

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