Tens of thousands have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has burned more than 20,400 acres as of Friday. Fire crews are actively working to stop forward progress of the flames,

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The most devastating of the current five fires is the one erupting in the Pacific Palisades, which spans approximately 31 square miles. People who are not intimately familiar with Los Angeles's many different neighborhoods have had a crash course in them this week.