According to officials late Saturday, the Palisades fire has devastated Malibu, scorching a third of the eastern flank of the seaside city as well as a large portion of a scenic section of the Pacific Coast Highway. At a neighborhood gathering, California State Assembly representative for the Malibu district Jacqui Irwin declared, "What you see is extraordinary." "I have never seen anything like it before." According to her, entire areas of the city were still without gas, water, electricity, or communications.
Since Tuesday, the Palisades fire, the biggest of the flames destroying Southern California, has torn through the crowded neighborhoods around Malibu. Cal Fire reported that it was just 11% contained by Sunday morning, having burned over 23,600 acres.
Doug Stewart, the mayor, stated, "It has hit us hard." "Roughly one-third of Malibu's eastern city edge has been lost." According to Mr. Stewart, entire neighborhoods had vanished. These include Big Rock, Carbon Mesa, and a section of residences along the Pacific Coast Highway, which defines the southern boundary of Malibu and runs around three miles from Topanga Beach to the well-known Duke's Malibu eatery.
Mr. Stewart exclaimed, "They're gone." "They are mostly no longer there."According to Mr. Stewart, the fire spread so quickly that Malibu's communications were virtually completely cut off, making it extremely difficult for officials to organize evacuations. Our city frequently lacked utility communications to the outside world at the beginning of the fire. In order to alert our citizens about the fire, we had virtually no means of communication," he stated.
According to him, the fire claimed the lives of at least three city dwellers who disregarded evacuation instructions and remained behind. Five people have died as a result of the Palisades fire, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office. According to Mr. Stewart, residents of Malibu could anticipate power outages this week as utility companies work to stop the fire's growth. Large areas of the city were still without power. On Sunday and Monday, winds were predicted to increase once more, posing a serious fire risk to See More...
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