Palisades fire seen across L.A.'s San Fernando Valley; swaths of Encino, Brentwood are told to evacuate

"A flare-up of the fire caused the Palisades fire, now at 21,596 acres, to move to the north and to the east Friday, chewing through the Santa Monica Mountains."

"Josh Sautter, president of the Encino Neighborhood Council, said the new evacuation orders sent a shock wave of panic through the community. 'People were completely freaked out,' he said."

"The Getty Center in Brentwood - home to one of Los Angeles' largest art collections - is complying with Friday evening's evacuation order and is now closed, with only emergency staff on site..."

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