Amid concerns over a swiftly growing wildfire in Pacific Palisades, several Los Angeles Unified School District schools will be closed on Wednesday, officials announced Tuesday evening.
Closed Schools
Among the campuses that will be shut:
- Canyon Charter Elementary School
- Marquez Charter Elementary School
- Palisades Charter Elementary School
- Paul Revere Charter Middle School
LAUSD officials say they will monitor the fire on Wednesday and potentially shift those campuses to remote learning on Thursday.
Palisades Charter High School, which has been at least partially damaged by the flames, is not in session this week.
Topanga Elementary Charter School students should continue to report instead to Woodland Hills Academy.
Fire Details
The fire that swelled to about 3,000 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades by Tuesday evening burned multiple homes and forced 30,000 residents to evacuate.
More than 10,360 homes were threatened by the Palisades fire, officials said at an afternoon news conference. Broadcast and social media videos showed houses fully engulfed in flames. Air tankers and water-dropping helicopters made drops as firefighters from the across the region rushed to the scene.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued across a wide area generally stretching from Merrimac Road on the northeast, west to Topanga Canyon Boulevard and south to Pacific Coast Highway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The orders essentially cover the bulk of Pacific Palisades.
City News Service contributed to this report
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