Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a deadly brush fire in the Pacific Palisades grew to more than 20,000 acres this week and destroyed thousands of structures.

The Palisades Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history, edged closer to one of the city’s major population centers on Friday: the San Fernando Valley. Sky5 footage showed the fire’s northern flank burning toward Mulholland Drive in the Santa Monica Mountains,

There’s always something to do in the San Fernando Valley and greater Los Angeles, but check in advance to make sure these events have not been cancelled or postponed.

The Kenneth Fire broke out at about 2:40 p.m. along the western edge of the San Fernando Valley, growing to 960 acres as of Thursday evening, prompting mandatory evacuations. "We’re expecting this fire to rapidly spread due to high winds," said L.A. Mayor Karen Bass during a Thursday news conference.

A nearly 600-unit apartment portfolio in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley has traded hands in one of the region’s largest multifamily deals over the past year in terms of number of units.

With the Los Angeles area already reeling from two wildfires, a third broke out Tuesday night in the north end of the Valley.

A suspect is in custody after he allegedly tried to start a fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Woodland Hills. Eyewitnesses tell KFI News that the man was apprehended after being chased by a group of neighbors in a residential area near Topanga Canyon Boulevard not far from Mulholland Heights.