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Images: Palisades Fire as seen from around Southern California

By Jonathan Lloyd • •

A brush fire quickly burned hundreds of acres Tuesday in Pacific Palisades during a day of strong winds and red flag warnings in Los Angeles County.

A large smoke plume could be seen for miles around Southern California.

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Luxury beachfront homes go up in flames in Malibu along Pacific Coast Highway near Carbon Canyon Road in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
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Luxury beachfront homes go up in flames in Malibu along Pacific Coast Highway near Carbon Canyon Road in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
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A palm tree burns during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A palm tree burns during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Strong winds blow embers from homes burning in the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena.
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Strong winds blow embers from homes burning in the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena.
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A staircase left standing after a house burned during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A staircase left standing after a house burned during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Firefighters stage during the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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Firefighters stage during the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A person tries to hose down embers from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A person tries to hose down embers from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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Firefighters battle flames from the Palisades Fire on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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Flames from a brush fire pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds burn a home on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.
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Flames from a brush fire pushed by gusting Santa Ana winds burn a home on January 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.
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A firefighter battles the advancing Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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A firefighter battles the advancing Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Smoke from the Palisades Fire fills the sky as seen from Santa Monica Beach, with the Santa Monica Pier and Ferris Wheel in the foreground on January 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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Smoke from the Palisades Fire fills the sky as seen from Santa Monica Beach, with the Santa Monica Pier and Ferris Wheel in the foreground on January 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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This image of the Palisades Fire was captured from a vantage point at the Centinela Hospital<br /> Medical Center in Inglewood.
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This image of the Palisades Fire was captured from a vantage point at the Centinela Hospital
Medical Center in Inglewood.
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A distant view of the Palisades Fire Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A distant view of the Palisades Fire Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A car burns during the Pacific Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2025.
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A car burns during the Pacific Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2025.
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Lifeguard towers go up in flames along Malibu beach in the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
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Lifeguard towers go up in flames along Malibu beach in the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
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A view of the Palisades Fire from East Los Angeles Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A view of the Palisades Fire from East Los Angeles Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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Smoke rises over a hill in the Pacific Palisades area.
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Smoke rises over a hill in the Pacific Palisades area.
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Smoke from the Palisades Fire as seen from LAX Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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Smoke from the Palisades Fire as seen from LAX Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A view of flames Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades.
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A view of flames Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades.
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A view of flames Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades.
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A view of flames Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades.
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A view of the Palisades Fire on the LA County coast Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
A view of the Palisades Fire on the LA County coast Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025.
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Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025.
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A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025.
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A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025.
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People watch the Palisades fire from the California Incline in Santa Monica on January 7, 2025.
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People watch the Palisades fire from the California Incline in Santa Monica on January 7, 2025.
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A house burns in Pacific Palisades Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
A house burns in Pacific Palisades Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A fire department bulldozer moves abandoned cars in Pacific Palisades Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A fire department bulldozer moves abandoned cars in Pacific Palisades Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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A view of Santa Monica Pier with smoke from the Palisades Fire in the background Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
A view of Santa Monica Pier with smoke from the Palisades Fire in the background Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025.
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People evacuate along Sunset Boulevard as the Palisades Fire burns amid a powerful windstorm on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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People evacuate along Sunset Boulevard as the Palisades Fire burns amid a powerful windstorm on January 7, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 07: Smoke and fire from the Palisades Fire fills the Santa Monica skyline as seen from Santa Monica Beach on January 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 07: Smoke and fire from the Palisades Fire fills the Santa Monica skyline as seen from Santa Monica Beach on January 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
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A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A brush fire burns near homes in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A firefighter battles the blaze on El Medio Avenue during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A firefighter battles the blaze on El Medio Avenue during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A firefighter battles the blaze on El Medio Avenue during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A firefighter battles the blaze on El Medio Avenue during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A firefighter in front of a burning structure during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A firefighter in front of a burning structure during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A playground burns in a residential neighborhood during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A playground burns in a residential neighborhood during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Firefighters battle flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Firefighters battle flames during the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into an armored vehicle as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into an armored vehicle as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into emergency vehicles as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Elderly patients are quickly evacuated into emergency vehicles as embers and flames approach during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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