Palisades Fire: Large animal evacuations happening in California

The Palisades Fire is currently scorching more than 5,000 acres in Southern California.

The Los Angeles Fire Department is trying to save livestock in the wildfires, where they have set up a large animal evacuation site in Burbank.

The Los Angeles Equestrian Center, where EquestFest is hosted every year for the Rose Parade, has also opened up its doors to be used as an evacuation center.

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