Thousands of people have been displaced due to the wildfires in the US state of California. Dozens of houses and hundreds of vehicles have been destroyed due to the fire that has spread over an area of ​​2,900 acres.

Officials say thousands of homes and buildings are at risk. Helicopters and fire engines are trying to put out the fire . But due to dry conditions and strong winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour, the fire has spread more .

Firefighters said within a few hours that the fire had spread to an area of ​​more than five square kilometers, according to the BBC. California State Governor Gavin Newsom has warned that high-speed winds could spread wildfires elsewhere.

A warning has been issued for most areas of the state as the risk of wildfires is still high. Tens of thousands of people have been rescued from the Pacific Palisades in the city of Los Angeles after the risk of fire. Although a remote area, Pacific Palisades has a high population density  is . It is bordered by the Santa Monica Mountains bordering the Pacific Ocean.

When people were trying to go to a safe place, it has been reported that traffic has been affected in various places after the fire spread. Because of this, people left their vehicles and fled in some places. 

Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Christine Crowley, said that the fire has spread to more than 1,260 acres in the city alone. She said that at least 30,000 locals had to be moved from the area around the fire. According to him, at least 10,000 residential houses and 13,000 buildings are at risk.

He says that the fire spread more due to the fierce wind, dry and small trees and leaves. 250 firefighters with helicopters and fire engines have been mobilized in the area where the fire has spread.