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Fast-moving wildfires have broken out in southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes The Pacific Palisades fire swept through an affluent Los Angeles hillside home to celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders. In the haste to get to safety, roads were clogged and people were forced to abandon their vehicles and flee on foot The Eaton fire in Altadena started near a nature preserve just before 6.30pm, Associated Press reports. Flames spread so rapidly staff at a senior care center reportedly pushed dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street The Los Angeles Fire department has appealed for off-duty firefighters to help fight the flames that were being pushed by winds topping 60 mph (97 kph) in some places. It was too windy for firefighting aircraft to fly, hampering the fight against the flames