Sunday, April 27

In the news:


The National Weather Service has designated a “particularly dangerous situation” from 4 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday, according to a Monday evening press release from UnifiedLA.

A fire that started in Pacific Palisades has spread 23,713 acres and is 14% contained, according to the release. Investigators looking at the cause of that fire – which is the closest to UCLA out of the three ongoing fires across the county – and are welcoming tips, according to the release.

“The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ National Response Team has been deployed to investigate the cause of the Pacific Palisades fire,” UnifiedLA said in the press release.

A disaster recovery center will open 1 p.m. Tuesday at the UCLA Research Park, formerly the Westside Pavilion mall, according to the press release. An additional disaster recovery center will open on the site of Pasadena City College’s Foothill Campus.

Four evacuation centers remain open, including the Westwood Recreation Center, according to the release. As of 9:15 p.m. Monday, there are no evacuation warnings or orders covering the UCLA campus.

[Related: Westwood Recreation Center provides shelter, essential resources amid LA fires]

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Winward is the 2024-2025 News editor and an Arts, Copy, Photo, PRIME and Sports contributor. He was previously the 2023-2024 features and student life editor. Winward is a third-year English and statistics student from London in the United Kingdom.


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