Palisades Fire: Most destructive wildfire in LA city history [Video]

The Palisades Fire is now the most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles city history, with an estimated 1,000 structures destroyed.

The blaze has scorched nearly 16,000 acres as of Wednesday, and the flames are still growing.

According to statistics kept by the Wildfire Alliance, a partnership between the city’s fire department and MySafe:LA, the blaze has surpassed the 2008 Sayre Fire as the most destructive. That fire destroyed 604 structures in Sylmar, the northernmost suburb of the city.

The Palisades Fire

What we know:

The Palisades Fire, which started around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, rained flaming embers onto trees and rooftops in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Residents rushing to escape created a traffic jam, blocking emergency vehicles from getting through. Crews used a bulldozer to push the abandoned cars off to the side.

Photos depict what some residents describe as an apocalyptic scene.

Evacuations

About 30,000 residents were under evacuation orders from the Palisades fire and more than 13,000 structures were under threat, authorities …