A large brush fire broke out Tuesday afternoon in Pacific Palisades, prompting mandatory evacuations affecting tens of thousands of people and highway closures.

There are more than 13,000 buildings and 26,000 people in the evacuation zone, which has been labeled “under immediate threat,” according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

No injuries or fatalities were confirmed, as of 5 p.m., according to LAFD spokesperson Margaret Stewart.

A firefighter douses a hot spot as a brush fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. A fast-moving brushfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked evacuations Tuesday as “life threatening” winds whipped the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains, shuttering a key highway and blanketing the area with thick smoke. (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

One of those on high alert is the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades off Pacific Coast Highway.

The Palisades Fire, which broke out Tuesday afternoon, prompted mandatory evacuations in Southern California. (LAFD)

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles warned of a “life-threatening and dangerous windstorm” rolling through the area late Tuesday through Wednesday. Red flag warnings are expected to remain in place until Thursday evening.