Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County: Evacuations, maps [Video]

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. — More than 30,000 people are under evacuation orders as the wind-driven Palisades Fire burns through the Los Angeles hillsides.

Fire crews responded Tuesday morning to a handful of small blazes across Southern California, but one that started southeast of Palisades Drive around 10:30 a.m. has grown significantly throughout the day. More than 13,000 structures are under threat.

Fire officials said the fire has consumed more than 2,900 acres and sent a plume of smoke into the sky visible from across the city. 28,300 households were also without power due to the strong winds, according to the mayor’s office

The neighborhood that borders Malibu about 20 miles west of downtown L.A. includes hillside streets of tightly packed homes along winding roads nestled against the Santa Monica Mountains and stretches down to beaches along the …