Photograph:
Ringo
Chiu/Reuters
The
destructive
Palisades
fire
is
spreading
rapidly
across
Los
Angeles,
with
homes
destroyed
and
major
roads
closed.
Priyanka
Chopra,
who
lives
in
LA,
has
reacted
to
the
incident
and
raised
concerns
about
the
safety
of
residents.
On
Wednesday,
she
shared
a
glimpse
of
the
fire
on
her
Instagram
Story
and
wrote,
‘My
thoughts
are
with
everyone
affected.
Hope
we
are
all
able
to
be
safe
tonight.’
Photograph:
Ringo
Chiu/Reuters
She
also
posted
videos
of
the
Palisades
fire,
which
has
forced
thousands
of
residents
in
Southern
California
to
evacuate.
Authorities
are
scrambling
to
manage
the
situation,
with
widespread
evacuations
and
emergency
declarations.
The
wildfire
has
burned
more
than
2,900
acres,
and
is
blazing
through
nearly
five
football
fields
per
minute.
It
has
prompted
an
emergency
declaration
from
Los
Angeles
officials,
who
warned
that
the
worst
is
yet
to
come
due
to
the
‘tornado-like’
winds
complicating
the
firefighting
efforts.
Photograph:
Ringo
Chiu/Reuters
The
fire
has
also
affected
the
Oscar
nominations.
Voting
for
the
nearly
10,000
Academy
members
opened
on
January
8
and
was
originally
set
to
close
on
January
12.
The
deadline
is
now
extended
to
January
14,
as
per
Variety.
The
nominations
were
originally
scheduled
to
be
announced
on
January
17,
and
has
now
moved
to
January
19.
