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Crews rescue woman after vehicle goes 300 feet over cliff in Griffith Park

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Crews rescue woman after vehicle goes 300 feet over cliff in Griffith Park

Rescue crews hoisted a lady out of a Griffith Park canyon Wednesday morning after the car she was in went over the facet of a cliff.

Authorities acquired a 911 name round 6:49 a.m. reporting the incident on West Observatory Drive close to Mt. Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles Hearth Division spokesperson Margaret Stewart acknowledged in a information alert.

The car was positioned in a canyon after falling roughly 300 toes from the roadway.

Park Rangers made their method to the car and located the 68-year-old feminine affected person, Stewart acknowledged.

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The unidentified sufferer was alert and speaking however the extent of her accidents had been unknown.

Firefighters on the scene figuring out the most secure technique of bringing the girl out of the canyon could be to conduct a hoist operation.

Video confirmed her being lifted right into a rescue helicopter shortly earlier than 8 a.m.

The crash website is lower than a half mile from the Griffith Observatory.

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Six Flags Magic Mountain closed due to extreme winds

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Six Flags Magic Mountain closed due to extreme winds

(KTLA) — Six Flags Magic Mountain will remain closed on Wednesday due to high winds in the area.

Tickets purchased for Wednesday will be honored on “any other regular operating day” until Dec. 31, the theme park announced on Instagram.

Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk also chose not to welcome guests due to fires and extreme wind conditions in the region. Officials haven’t announced if tickets will be honored on future days.

An unprecedented windstorm that started Tuesday has led to multiple fires burning across the region, including the Palisades Fire in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood, which has grown to over 5,000 acres.

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Elsewhere, the Eaton Fire near Altadena has grown to over 10,000 acres and has claimed the lives of two people. Additionally, the Hurst Fire near Sylmar has burned more than 500 acres.

So far, Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm haven’t announced any closures or reduced hours of operation due to the wildfires.

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Palisades Fire in Los Angeles scorches 2,921 acres; many homes burned

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Palisades Fire in Los Angeles scorches 2,921 acres; many homes burned

Tens of thousands of residents in the western Los Angeles area remain under mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday morning after a wind-driven wildfire exploded in size Tuesday and swept through communities in the Pacific Palisades.

The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive. By evening, the fire had exploded to more than 2,900 acres with no containment and was expected to keep spreading amid hurricane-force Santa Ana winds.

The latest CalFire updates can be found here.

There was no initial estimate for the number of structures damaged or destroyed. However, news footage showed dozens of homes and other structures ablaze.

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Evacuations were ordered for the entire Palisades community down to the Pacific Ocean, according to CalFire. During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, officials said more than 10,000 homes in Pacific Palisades and Malibu were affected by the evacuation order. Evacuation warnings also extended into areas of Santa Monica and Calabasas.

An evacuation shelter for people and pets was established at the Westwood Recreation Center at 1350 S. Sepulveda Boulevard.

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Dozens of Los Angeles County schools will be closed Wednesday due to the fire. A comprehensive list of closures can be found here.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Pacific Palisades is located about 10 miles from Malibu, where the Franklin Fire burned more than 4,000 acres and burned several homes after erupting during similar windy conditions in December.

Palisades Fire Resources: LAFD Alerts | CALFIRE Incident Page | LAFD on X

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Palisades Fire threatens Southern California cultural touchstone

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Palisades Fire threatens Southern California cultural touchstone

As the more than 2,900-acre Palisades Fire rages, a Southern California cultural touchstone – the Getty Villa along Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades – is threatened. 

In a statement, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust Katherine E. Fleming said the villa was swiftly closed Tuesday morning to non-emergency staff and irrigation was deployed throughout the grounds. 

Fleming added that extensive measures to clear brush from the surrounding areas had taken place earlier in the year as part of the villa’s fire mitigation efforts, though some trees and vegetation on the grounds have burned. 

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“Museum galleries and library archives were sealed off from smoke by state-of-the-art air handling systems,” the statement noted and added that the double-walled construction of the galleries provides significant protection to the priceless collections housed in the museum.  

Villa officials extended their gratitude for the tireless efforts of first responders. 

“We, of course, are very concerned for our neighbors in the Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and the surrounding areas,” the statement adds.

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