Firefighters are battling a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades that quickly spread to 200 acres Tuesday and triggered mandatory evacuations amid warnings from weather forecasters of "extreme" wildfire risks.

The region’s utility company said it was prepared to cut power to more than 400,000 customers to try to prevent more blazes.

Firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department are battling a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades area Tuesday morning.

A brush fire that swelled to about 200 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades is threatening homes on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, authorities said. The fire was burning near the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive,

A brush fire erupted in the Pacific Palisades area as the National Weather Service has issued an “extreme” red flag warning. A strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to bring a “life-threatening and destructive windstorm” to the Southern California region.

Residents are being told to prepare to evacuate due to a rapidly spreading wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Tuesday. The Palisades Fire was first reported around 10:30 a.m. as a “vegetation fire” in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive and had already grown to 200