A CNN camera crew narrowly escaped an “apocalyptic, hellish” wildfire on Tuesday that continues to tear through Los Angeles amid a sustained and violent windstorm. Host Laura Coates played footage obtained by a crew including the network’s Los Angeles Correspondent Natasha Chen as they drove out of a smoke-filled inferno engulfing Santa Monica.

Thousands of people fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades quickly spread to 2,921 acres Tuesday, a blaze authorities said could grow further as even stronger winds are expected through the night.

Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity homes as a potentially "life-threatening, destructive" windstorm hit Southern California on Tuesday,

The City of Los Angeles is responding to the Palisades Fire amidst the dangerous wind storm impacting the L.A. region. The Emergency Operations Center has been activated to a Level 2 in response to th

Staff Report. A wildfire in Pacific Palisades has burned over 2,921 acres. The fire began early today and spread quickly due to Santa Ana winds reaching 100 mph. Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for approximately 30,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that federal assistance has been secured to combat the rapidly spreading Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, which has already burned more than 1,260 acres and threatens 6,

A quick-moving brush fire erupted in Pacific Palisades, burning multiple structures as a powerful windstorm battered the region.

A fast-moving fire in the Pacific Palisades grows to 200 acres Tuesday amid 'life-threatening and destructive' winds. Nearby residents have been ordered to evacuate.

A fast-moving wildfire broke out in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains on Tuesday morning amid extremely dangerous fire conditions in Southern California. Evacuations were ordered in Pacific Palisades,

The Palisades Fire broke out in the Santa Monica Mountains around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday and immediately began charging toward the community of Pacific Palisades. Images captured by nearby wildfire cameras show the fire bearing down on homes perched on hillsides there.