
Los Angeles fire maps show updating view of where Palisades, Eaton and more fires are burning right now
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Wildfires raged across Southern California on Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and prompting thousands of evacuations as blazes closed in on Los Angeles neighborhoods like the Pacific Palisades and residents hurried to escape. Maps of the region show where the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire and others are engulfing thousands of acres of land.
An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the Palisades Fire, a roaring blaze that has burned through approximately 2,920 acres since it broke out Tuesday morning in the affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Currently the largest wildfire in Southern California, the Palisades Fire grew out of a brush fire that exploded as powerful winds ripped through the area.

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