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As of Thursday afternoon, the city of Santa Monica had imposed a sunrise-to-sunset curfew to help support law enforcement efforts in the area bordering the Palisades Fire. A Santa Monica woman said she grabbed all her photo albums and dropped them in a bin she brought with her when she evacuated. Another Santa Monica resident, Svetlana Sornekova, 88, fed pieces of chicken to her small pup out of a plastic foam bowl. Around her, other temporary shelter residents were walking their dogs, the only loved ones they took with them when they evacuated. Svetlana Sornekova, 88, evacuated from her home in Santa Monica.

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Tens of thousands of Southern Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes after raging wildfires engulfed several parts of the Los Angeles area. Follow along for live coverageThe wind-fueled Palisades Fire destroyed homes in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Monitor updates closelyTo receive real-time updates and alerts from the National Weather Service, residents can download the FEMA App. The Los Angeles Fire Department is posting real-time updates on its X account and on its website. In the unfortunate event that you're trapped, the first thing experts advise is to stay calm.

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An evacuation and shelter center at the Westwood Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The drive was short but eerie, Ms. Duffy said, because the power and all the lights were out. Around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a neighbor warned Ms. Cowles and her husband of a fire in the hills above the community. Ms. Cowles left a sheet of uncooked peanut butter cookies on the counter in her haste to flee. Ms. Cowles has lived in Los Angeles for about 50 years, she said, but has never had to evacuate before.

Persons: Rob Sherman, Cecilia Peck, Mr, Sherman, Rochelle Duffy, Eaton, Duffy, “, Ms, we’ve, ” Catherine Cowles, Cowles, Alain Delaquérière Organizations: Westwood Recreation Center, Palisades Locations: Los Angeles, Highlands, Pacific Palisades, Eagle Rock, Pasadena, Temecula , Calif, Altadena, Calif, Arcadia, Monrovia, Santa Barbara, Sierra Madre

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