Health officials have shut down approximately 9 miles of Los Angeles County coastline this week because toxic chemicals from the Palisades Fire may be in the sand and water.

The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect until further notice, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health. 

<p>Health officials have shut down&nbsp;<a href="http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubdetail.cfm?unit=media&amp;ou=ph&amp;prog=media&amp;cur=cur&amp;prid=4954&amp;row=25&amp;start=1" data-cms-ai="0">approximately 9 miles</a>&nbsp;of Los Angeles County coastline this week because toxic chemicals from the Palisades Fire may be in the sand and water.</p>
<p>The closure starts at Las Flores State Beach to Santa Monica State Beach and will stay in effect until further notice, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health.&nbsp;</p>