KTLA's Gene Kang reports from the perimeter of the Palisades Fire where crews needed to clear vehicles using a bulldozer to make access for firefighters. Jan. 7, 2025. Live coverage:

High winds with gusts up to 100 mph hit the greater Los Angeles area yesterday, starting brush fires that have since burned more than an estimated 1,000 buildings and taken two lives so far, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Authorities used a bulldozer to reopen a road full of vehicles that had been abandoned as gridlock made it difficult for people to evacuate from the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.

Firefighters are desperately battling multiple blazes in California. Dozens of vehicles have been abandoned, which have clogged roadways. The cars are being moved by a bulldozer in an effort to clear a path.