Santa Monica issues "sunset to sunrise" curfew in evacuation areas

People watch the smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire Wednesday in Santa Monica, California.

Santa Monica issued an emergency order late Wednesday that includes a curfew from sunset to sunrise in areas where evacuation orders are in effect.

“The Palisades Fire is currently impacting neighborhoods in the northern part of Santa Monica with approximately 2,472 households under a mandatory evacuation order within the city of Santa Monica and 8,338 under a voluntary evacuation warning,” Mayor Lana Negrete said in a release posted on the city’s website.

“This emergency order further assists our first responders and further protects residents as we weather this regional crisis and, ultimately, begin and support recovery efforts.”

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