California Fire Updates:With the winds picking up Tuesday evening, the Palisades Fire is burning at the rate of five football fields per minute, according to CalFire.
The winds around the fire are expected to increase to up to 80 miles per hour through the night
At least 194,382 were without power Tuesday night in Los Angeles County.
The Eaton Fire is now at an estimated 400 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Los Angeles Fire Department called on all of its firefighters to report for duty on Tuesday night as multiple brush fires relentlessly raged on in Southern California.
A second fire broke out Tuesday evening, in Altadena, California, located in eastern Los Angeles County.
The City of Santa Monica issued an evacuation order for all areas of the city north of San Vicente Boulevard.
There is an “Immediate threat to life” in the area due to the Palisades fire, the order warned.
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