Street after street, there is little but dark ash and ruin where a wealthy seaside enclave favored by celebrities once stood.

The Pacific Palisades wildfire and three others burning in and around Los Angeles, driven by powerful winds, have expanded, forcing residents to evacuate, destroying homes and other buildings and clogging roads in the region.

Credit: Faye's Vision/Cover Images Video footage shows damage caused to multiple buildings in Pacific Palisades after wildfires spread across Los Angeles

The blaze began shortly after the start of a Santa Ana windstorm that the National Weather service warned could be the strongest to hit Southern California in more than a decade.

By Andy Sullivan The Pacific Palisades area ravaged by wildfires in Los Angeles is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.S., home to Hollywood A-Listers and multimillion dollar mansions. And ahead of this week's disaster,

Over 30,000 people were told to evacuate on Tuesday as a wildfire threatens homes in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

Residents in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles are coming back to devastation in their community, with thousands of homes, businesses, schools, and places of worship burned by raging wildfires.