BREAKING: Deadly wildfire spreads to more elite neighborhoods of LA

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According to the LA Times, thirteen deaths have now been confirmed and over 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed in the wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles this week and wiped entire neighborhoods off the map.

Now, the fires are threatening new areas, and more evacuations have been ordered, including the community of Brentwood, where Fox News reporter Bill Melugin lives.

From the LA Times:  A night of mass evacuations in Brentwood and Encino and the unnerving view of flames across the city has left Los Angeles on edge on Day 5 of the fire siege that has flattened more than 10,000 structures.

“We’re a nervous wreck,” said Sarah Cohen, 29, who lives with her parents in Braemar Country Club Estates, a gated community off Reseda Boulevard in Tarzana. “Every time they drop water, it gets better. But then it gets worse again.”

The Palisades fire grew by about 1,000 acres late Friday into Saturday in the Mandeville Canyon area, chewing through large swaths of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains — not far from the 405, threatening the communities of Brentwood and Encino.

Saturday morning, officials provided the following updates on the many fires in the LA area:

  • Palisades Fire – Burned 22,660 acres, now 11% contained
  • Eaton Fire – Burned 13,956 acres, now 15% contained
  • Kenneth Fire – Burned 1,052 acres, now 80% contained
  • Hurst Fire – Burned 779 acres, now 76% contained

Concerns are rising for the Mandeville Canyon area. The LA Times explained:

The Palisades fire on Saturday morning was close to Brentwood’s Mandeville Canyon Road, where large, multimillion dollar homes sit. Evacuation orders remained in place for large swaths of Brentwood and Encino, including MountainGate Country Club and the Getty Center.

The Getty Center in Brentwood — home to one of Los Angeles’ largest art collections — is complying with Friday evening’s evacuation order and is now closed, with only emergency staff on site, Ali Sivak, a spokeswoman for the J. Paul Getty Trust, said in a statement.

“If this fire gets into Mandeville Canyon…big problems,” Fox News reporter Bill Melugin warned Friday night.

Soon, the news came that the fire did, indeed, spread to Mandeville Canyon.

“Pulling into work in West LA as the #PalisadesFire ominously burns over the hill and threatens Brentwood. We be heading out into the fire zone to field anchor later this morning,” Melugin announced early Saturday morning.

“Field anchoring @FoxNews coverage of the #PalisadesFire beginning at 10am ET. The fire is making a run this morning, now threatening Brentwood, where I live myself. Apocalyptic looking scenes out here in the Pacific Palisades burn zone. Hope you’ll join us for coverage,” Melugin reported.

Sharing another video, Melugin wrote, “A look at our live location from the Palisades this morning, from the ocean to the new front of the fire flaring up to the east near Mandeville Canyon. Utter destruction, and an ominous plume of smoke with more Santa Ana winds in the forecast.”

In a chilling update, Fox News reporter Matt Finn announced before noon, “More devastating news. We are in densely populated Mandeville Canyon above Brentwood and homes are on fire. Fire slowly making its way down the canyon. This exposes entire regions of west LA to spread of fire.”

In another video, as they drove on an interstate, Melugin wrote, “A look at the #PalisadesFire from the 405 as you approach the Sepulveda Pass. Continues to burn into Brentwood & Mandeville Canyon. Firefighters throwing everything they have at it, including 8 aircraft. Have not seen the lone functioning Super Scooper yet (may be elsewhere).”

ABC News announced, “The Palisades Fire is moving extremely close to homes in a Brentwood neighborhood Saturday morning. AIR7 video showed flames climbing up a hillside, making their way toward rows of houses as firefighters continued to make water drops from overhead.”

Journalist Collin Rugg announced, “The DC-10 tanker has dropped about 10,000 gallons of fire retardant to slow the fire in Brentwood. The move was made after there was a “significant” flare-up last night regarding the Palisades fire.

“The DC-10 was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and is somewhat comparable to the Boeing 747 but is able to use shorter runways. The Palisades Fire grew by 1,000 acres overnight.”

In another update, Rugg wrote: “The Palisades Fire grew by 1,000 acres overnight and is now threatening the Brentwood community in Los Angeles. Most of the Brentwood neighborhood, where actors like Dennis Quaid live, have/are evacuating.

“The development comes after there was a “significant” flare-up where the fire began growing “really, really fast,” according to spokesman Jesus Ruiz. Firefighting aircraft have been fighting the fire non-stop in this particular area to protect the homes.”

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