Palisades Fire: Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt lose home; more celebrities forced to flee ritzy neighborhood

foxnews.com:

A wildfire raging through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles has forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate as it consumes homes in the ritzy area, including those belonging to celebrities.

The Palisades Fire, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, began in the Santa Monica Mountains late Tuesday morning and quickly engulfed 200 acres within an hour, surging to nearly 3,000 acres by sunset, FOX Weather reported.

Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy joined "Fox News @ Night" on Tuesday to give an update on how firefighters are battling the fast-moving flames, but said there isn't much that can be done to stop them, so crews are focusing on evacuating and rescuing anyone still in the area. "Our main focus is getting people, lives out of the way of these fires," Fennessy said. "There's not a lot we can do other than get people out of the way of these fires and then try to attack them … certainly in the Palisades, that's been the story today." Reality TV star Spencer Pratt and wife Heidi Montag, who began dating on The Hills, lost their home in the Palisades Fire, Pratt and Montag confirmed on their Snapchat accounts on Tuesday.

In a series of videos, Pratt showed how the fire quickly moved over the hill toward their home. "Well, this isn't looking good," Pratt said while videoing the fire on the mountain behind their home. "First time I've seen the flames coming over.