Residents from a nursing home in Pasadena, California, were evacuated late Tuesday night as the Eaton Fire threat raged on. The fire has since exploded in size, fueled by strong winds.

A brush fire broke out Tuesday near the Pacific Palisades, a coastal neighborhood on the west side of Los Angeles, and quickly exploded.

In Sylmar, about ten miles north of Sherman Oaks, the Hurst Fire has burned over 500 acres, prompting the evacuation of 3,000 residents. Burning within the historic Saddle Ridge Fire footprint, the blaze continues to threaten Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.

A second major fire erupted in the Los Angeles area as firefighters struggled to contain the Pacific Palisades blaze.