LOS ANGELES — At least one firefighter and several others were injured in the wind-driven Palisades Fire.
The fire, which started around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, rapidly grew to nearly 3,000 acres by evening and continued spreading due to strong Santa Ana winds.
Fire officials said several people were injured, with some seeking shelter at Duke’s Malibu on Pacific Coast Highway and multiple burn victims reported near Big Rock, KTLA reported.
“We don’t know how many patients there are yet, but they’re saying there are multiple burn patients, some face injuries and some hand injuries,” an official said.
A 25-year-old female firefighter suffered a serious head injury, according to LAFD PIO Erik Scott.
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— Erik Scott (@PIOErikScott) January 8, 2025
At approximately 8:30 PM, a 25-year-old female firefighter sustained a serious head injury. She received immediate treatment at the scene and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
At approximately 9:00 PM, multiple burn victims were…
The Associated Press reported the fire spread so quickly that staff at a senior living center had to wheel dozens of residents, some in hospital beds, down the street to a parking lot.
One resident, aged 102, waited alongside others in bedclothes under a glowing red sky as embers fell, until ambulances, buses and construction vans arrived to transport them to safety.
A traffic jam on Palisades Drive blocked emergency vehicles until a bulldozer cleared abandoned cars to create a path.
