Millions of people across Southern California are under a red flag warning as a dangerous windstorm fanned fires in the Los Angeles area, including the Palisades Fire, which has triggered evacuations and burned hundreds of acres.
A “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warning has been issued for 19 million people in the region, including metropolitan Los Angeles. That class of warning is issued “in rare situations when long-lived, strong and violent tornadoes are possible,” according to the National Weather Service.
The last time it was issued was during the Franklin Fire, which burned over 4,000 acres in Malibu last month.
On Tuesday morning, the Palisades Fire ignited in Los Angeles southeast of Palisades Drive, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It had already burned 200 acres as of Tuesday, afternoon and its cause is under investigation.
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