LOS ANGELES, California — The fast-burning wildfire that broke out in the mountains above Pacific Palisades amid extreme high winds on Tuesday morning threatened homes and the local public school, which was evacuated.
The fire broke out in the brush near the Paseo Miramar neighborhood, above, Palisades Drive and spread quickly.
One witness told Breitbart News that she saw homes and cars burning, and that embers had leapt across the canyon to the neighborhood of Marquez Knolls.
The flames moved quickly. One local resident reported that people on Palisades Drive simply abandoned their cars and ran in the direction of the ocean.
There were no reports yet of injuries or deaths, nor about a cause of the fire.
Residents were forced to pack quickly and to leave the area. Some were irate at the Los Angeles Unified School District, which required parents to fill out forms…
