Wildfire in Pacific Palisades, California – in pictures

People drive out of harm’s way as the Palisades fire burns. The fast-moving wildfire is threatening homes in the coastal neighbourhood.

A building burns as the wildfire spreads in the Pacific Palisades on the west side of Los Angeles.

A man in a wheelchair is evacuated from a neighbourhood threatened by the wildfire. According to the US National Weather Service, large portions of the Los Angeles area are under extreme wildfire risk from 7 to 8 January due to high winds and dry conditions.

Firefighters work to extinguish flames engulfing a home. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) were burning in Pacific Palisades, an upscale location in the Santa Monica Mountains, blanketing the area with thick smoke.

A swimmer watches as a large dark plume of smoke from the wildfire passes over the beach in Santa Monica, California.

A brush fire burns near homes as ‘life-threatening’ winds whip the region.

Los Angeles firefighters arrive to battle the Palisades wildfire as residents try to evacuate the area.

The fire burns near homes in the coastal neighbourhood.

Smoke from the Palisades fire as seen from Santa Monica, California.

Smoke from the wildfire seen from Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

A Los Angeles County firefighter battles the wildfire as a car burns.

People evacuate as the wildfire threatens.

A lone beachgoer walks the coast as smoke passes over.

Firefighters tackle a brush fire that burns in Pacific Palisades

A woman cries as the fire advances.