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Thousands Evacuate in L.A. as Wildfires and Extreme Wind Hit Southern California

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The Palisades Fire is currently listed at over 1,260 acres with no containment and has prompted mandatory evacuation orders.

The Sunset Fire is listed at just 1.5 acres but is also not contained yet.

Southern California Edison has cut power to about 8,000 homes and warned that power could be cut off for thousands more during this high wind event.

Wind gusts have reached 70 miles per hour in Southern California at the time of this writing but the worst of the wind is expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday .

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