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California high school goes up in flames from Palisades fire

Palisades Charter High School is on fire from the Pacific Palisades brush fire, which has already burned up the baseball and football fields on campus.

Tarek Fattal

A screen grab from a video posted by FOX Los Angeles reporter Matthew Seedorff, who sees flames engulf Palisades Charter High School on Tuesday night.
A screen grab from a video posted by FOX Los Angeles reporter Matthew Seedorff, who sees flames engulf Palisades Charter High School on Tuesday night. / Matthew Seedorff

The Pacific Palisades fire has claimed nearly 3,000 acres of wildlife, a bevy of homes, and now a high school as of Tuesday night.

The Pacific Palisades brush fire has engulfed Palisades Charter High School in flames, according to multiple reports.

FOX Los Angeles reporter Matthew Seedorff posted a video on X/Twitter showing parts of the campus up in flames as he writes: "Flames have erupted at Palisades Charter High School."


Seedorff's cameraman, Sam Dubin, went to Palisades High.

Dubin says on video: "This is heartbreaking. This is my alma mater. The baseball field is totally gone, some of the buildings are gone."

In the video, Seedorff points out the football field's scoreboard is on fire.

Reports are claiming the fire is moving at a scary rate, some 300 yards a minute.

Palisades High is still on winter break and isn't scheduled to return to school until Monday, January 13. But it remains to be seen what the future holds for students.

The high school boys basketball game against Venice High scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled.

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TAREK FATTAL

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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