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Advertisement The Palisades fire started out as a small brush fire around 10:30 a.m. near Piedra Morada Drive, but the Santa Ana winds quickly drove the flames — and a blizzard of embers — through the dry brush and onto the neighborhoods below.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The Palisades fire, which started as a brush fire on Tuesday has expanded, growing to almost 3,000 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The surrounding hills were blackened, the aftermath of brush fires started by wayward rockets.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
In October, the state saw over 100 brush fires in one week.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The Palisades fire, which started as a brush fire on Tuesday has expanded, growing to almost 3,000 acres with zero containment, according to Cal Fire.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
The surrounding hills were blackened, the aftermath of brush fires started by wayward rockets.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
In October, the state saw over 100 brush fires in one week.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Brush fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brush%20fire. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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