Maps show that Palisades Fire is bigger than Manhattan

Several destructive fires continue to ravage thousands of acres of Los Angeles County as of Friday morning, with little containment on the largest blazes. The Palisades Fire, the largest and the first to spark, has grown quickly because of the dry and vicious Santa Ana winds after igniting Tuesday morning. As of Friday, the fire has scorched through 20,438 acres in Malibu and Pacific Palisades and is at 8% containment as of 10:43 a.m., according…