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Against a towering backdrop of black smoke with an ominous orange glow, the stately homes and broad boulevards of the Pacific Palisades looked small and exposed on Tuesday.
The fire forced residents, including some celebrities, to flee the seaside neighborhood, which is on the west side of Los Angeles. The scenic Sunset Boulevard became an escape route. Cars clogged the road on Tuesday, all headed away from Pacific Palisades except for the emergency vehicles that wailed their way toward the blaze.
In between, Mr. Trump invited Laura Loomer, a right-wing influencer known for promoting Sept. 11 conspiracy theories, to join him at events commemorating the anniversary of the attacks. He urged a government shutdown, attacked a cornerstone of his own tax policy, declared “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on social media after she endorsed his rival and — at events intended to woo Jewish voters — said “the Jewish people” would be responsible if he lost the election, prompting fears of antisemitic reprisal.
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Wildfire Burns Quickly in Southern CaliforniaFierce winds whipped up flames that destroyed homes in Los Angeles and forced the evacuation of residents in areas including Santa Monica and the Pacific Palisades.“Give me a hand with this hose.” “Roger.” “Bad traffic.”
Fierce winds whipped up flames that destroyed homes in Los Angeles and forced the evacuation of residents in areas including Santa Monica and the Pacific Palisades.CreditCredit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesIn one hilly neighborhood just southeast of the fire, a wall of smoke loomed high overhead. Olga Arango, 66, had been at work cleaning a home there — the owners were out of town — when she decided that it was time to go.
“I saw on the phone that we had to evacuate,” Ms. Arango said in Spanish, as she packed her car and considered her best route home to Van Nuys, Calif. “I didn’t finish, but I can come back tomorrow.”
ImageA resident near El Medio Avenue in Pacific Palisades, Calif., checking in on his neighbor’s house.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesIn the Palisades Highlands, a neighborhood at the edge of Topanga State Park, the means of escape were very limited. “There’s basically one road into the Highlands and one road out,” said Melissa Grant, a lawyer who lives in a wood-frame townhouse there.
Ms. Grant, 69, tried to use that road, Palisades Drive, on Tuesday to reach safety with her dog, Abbie. But then a nearby elementary school caught fire, sending flames dancing onto the roadway and forcing her to turn her car around. Afraid to go home, Ms. Grant tried her luck on a local fire road. But it too had become a dead end, blocked by locks and chains.
So Ms. Grant found shelter with nearby homeowners who seemed distant enough from the flames, at least for the moment. “You can see the fire and smoke right there — oh, wow, there’s a helicopter,” she said, speaking by phone from the home that was not hers. “It’s scary.”
ImageFirefighters working to put out the wildfire.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesImageA house in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on fire.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesShawn Hubler and Orlando Mayorquín contributed reporting.jb casino