The largest wildfire to hit Los Angeles this week rapidly tore through homes and communities, whipped by winds that sent embers skyward.

Footage of the Palisades Village and Pacific Palisades from March last year show the sunny, easy-going vibe of the upscale shopping outlet and surrounding neighborhood. Ten months later, all that's left are building shells,

A new mandatory evacuation order has been issued for the Palisades Fire for an area from Sunset Boulevard to Encino Reservoir, and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon. That area was previously under an evacuation warning.

A brief break in the dangerous winds fueling California’s destructive blazes allowed firefighters to launch an aggressive bid for control—but it wasn’t enough to knock down Los Angeles’s two biggest fires.

For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than 12,300 homes and buildings and leaving at least 11 dead. Fresh evacuations were ordered from Mandeville Canyon to the Interstate 405 freeway on Friday evening because of a flare up of the massive Palisades Fire.