Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is at the center of controversy after social media photos showed her posing at a cocktail party in Ghana as the Palisades Fire exploded.

Photos shared on social media show Bass at a U.S. Embassy reception in Accra shortly before Los Angeles evacuation orders.

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is once again at the ... ambassador to Ghana on the way to the plane," said Bass spokesperson Zach Seidl said, according to the LA Times.