Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades grew to more than 20,400 acres by Friday.

Insurers have been cutting coverage for thousands of homeowners across the neighborhoods most affected by this week's California wildfires.

On Tuesday, flames tore through Palisades Charter High School, which reports show was previously used to offer shelter to people escaping Southern California wildfires like the 19

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Pacific Palisades, a coastal community of about 23,000 people, was still burning from the wildfires that have swept through the city this week. The latest: At least seven people have died as intensely powerful winds fan the flames of multiple wildfires around Los Angeles.

The first sign of worry for many was thick smoke blowing down from the hills of the affluent Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, which borders Santa Monica and the famous Malibu coast. LA residents are accustomed to wildfires but the Palisades fire spread rapidly out of control.