By Tuesday evening, a second fire had broken out miles away from the Palisades fire, in Altadena, California, prompting immediate evacuations after spreading 200 acres in 30 minutes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A second fire broke out Tuesday evening, in Altadena, California, located in eastern Los Angeles County.

More than 30,000 people fled their homes as multiple wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds blasted across parts of Southern California.

The flames drove residents to make desperate escapes from burning homes through ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke.

A brush fire has spread to nearly 3,000 acres in Los Angeles. The flames are being fueled by a severe wind storm across Southern California.

A massive wildfire burning in Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Other wind-driven blazes were spreading in the region.