On Saturday, the fire spread to Mandeville Canyon.

The flames direction headed into a heavily populated area … were definitely concerned, L.A. County spokesmanJesus Ruiz said.

As of Saturday evening, Jan. 11, at least 16 people have died in the wind-whipped fires.

Pacific Palisades Wildfire: Residents Evacuate on Foot, Hillside Homes in Flames

Firefighters run as a brush fire burns in Pacific PalisadesDAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images

The Palisades fire is at 11 percent containment and Eaton is 15 percent contained.

On Thursday, the Kenneth fire erupted north of Calabasas, the latest blaze to ravage Los Angeles.

By Saturday, the Kenneth fire was 80 percent contained.

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Along with the 16 deaths, 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate.

Evacuationupdates can be found here.

The fire has reached nearly20,000 acres.

She said several grocery stores and nearby apartment buildings were completely destroyed.

At least two members of the symphony lost their homes, she said.

Its awful, just awful.

It was burning in the footprint of the historic Saddleridge fire that burned the area in 2019.

It grew rapidly to 500 acres in a matter of hours due to the fierce winds.

The flights resumed Wednesday.

He said the Altadena sheriffs station was partially on fire at one point.

The winds were like something that I have never seen before.

He called conditions around the city unprecedented.

Earlier this week, forecasters warned of a life-threatening, destructive windstorm that could hit Southern California.

The Palisades fire ripped through residential areas down to the Pacific Coast Highway.

Some trees and vegetation on site have burned, but staff and the collection remain safe.

Its like an inferno, Lori Libonati, a Palisades resident who evacuated, told theLos Angeles Times.

As the Palisades fire quickly spread across the area, multiple people left their cars and fled on foot.

you’re free to keep seeing houses burn.

It jumps and its crazy.

Traffic is gridlock there are three ways in and out of this town and its all packed.

It is difficult to process the immensity of the destruction and loss.