Palisades fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

Firefighters are battling a 200-acre brush fire that broke out near Piedra Morada Drive in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday morning.

The fire, which started around 10:30 a.m., is threatening several homes in the area, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

The blaze grew quickly Tuesday, spotting across Palisades Drive and prompting evacuations.

Southern California will be hit over the next two days with dry, unpredictable and strong winds — possibly up to 100 mph in some parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the National Weather Service has warned. Amid a parched landscape, the major wind event is again bringing particularly dangerous fire conditions — meaning that if a fire sparks, it could quickly spread into an erratic, fast-moving wildfire.

Evacuations

• The Sunset Mesa neighborhood is under a mandatory evacuation order
• Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued from Merrimac Road west to Topanga Canyon Boulevard and south to Pacific Coast Highway, according to the LAFD.

Shelters

• Westwood Recreation Center at 1350 S. Sepulveda Boulevard. The shelter also accepts small animals.

Road closures

• Southbound Pacific Coast Highway is closed at Topanga Canyon Boulevard