- More than 30,000 people evacuate as wind-whipped wildfires spread across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and clogging roadways while officials prepare as the situation worsens.
- According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the fires began at 10:30am (18:30GMT) on Tuesday in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, where nearly 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) of the area were burned.