Firestorms in Los Angeles have burned over 5,000 acres, destroying homes and killing two people. All was well in Los Angeles at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Related VideoFirefighters had not contained the blazes as of Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Related storiesDuring a 2 ½ hour period overnight, the Palisades Fire's size more than doubled, per the fire service's reports. ADWeather whiplash made abundant fire fuelThe remains of a home's staircase in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Persons: Firefighters, Ethan Swope, Daniel Swain, Swain, Eugene Garcia, Douglas Kelley, Jennifer Balch, Kelley Organizations: Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Fire Department, AP, UCLA, National Weather Service, UK's, for, Science, University of Colorado Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, Oakland, Palisades, Ethan Swope Southern California, Paradise , California