Adrian Florido

Well, a lot of the destruction so far is from the Pacific Palisades fire, which is where one of the two biggest fires is burning. News choppers were able to fly over that affluent coastal community yesterday and filmed block after block of homes reduced to ash. Homes in nearby Malibu also burned.

Well, a lot of the destruction so far is from the Pacific Palisades fire, which is where one of the two biggest fires is burning. News choppers were able to fly over that affluent coastal community yesterday and filmed block after block of homes reduced to ash. Homes in nearby Malibu also burned.

The Hollywood Hills caught fire last night, and that blaze has quickly spread, forcing chaotic evacuations there. I was able yesterday to get into a neighborhood ravaged by the other big fire, the Eaton Fire in Altadena on the east side of Los Angeles. I walked past more than 20 homes burning or already burned to the ground, and that was over just a couple of blocks.

The Hollywood Hills caught fire last night, and that blaze has quickly spread, forcing chaotic evacuations there. I was able yesterday to get into a neighborhood ravaged by the other big fire, the Eaton Fire in Altadena on the east side of Los Angeles. I walked past more than 20 homes burning or already burned to the ground, and that was over just a couple of blocks.

The Hollywood Hills caught fire last night, and that blaze has quickly spread, forcing chaotic evacuations there. I was able yesterday to get into a neighborhood ravaged by the other big fire, the Eaton Fire in Altadena on the east side of Los Angeles. I walked past more than 20 homes burning or already burned to the ground, and that was over just a couple of blocks.

You know, the ruins of many of the houses in the neighborhood where I was were still burning and every so often something under the rubble would explode or a wooden door frame would finish collapsing and it would shoot up this puff of embers. And it was windy, so neighbors were rushing to make sure that those embers didn't set their houses on fire.

You know, the ruins of many of the houses in the neighborhood where I was were still burning and every so often something under the rubble would explode or a wooden door frame would finish collapsing and it would shoot up this puff of embers. And it was windy, so neighbors were rushing to make sure that those embers didn't set their houses on fire.

You know, the ruins of many of the houses in the neighborhood where I was were still burning and every so often something under the rubble would explode or a wooden door frame would finish collapsing and it would shoot up this puff of embers. And it was windy, so neighbors were rushing to make sure that those embers didn't set their houses on fire.

I met a Brittany man as she and her brother were hosing down their roof and their lawns before evacuating.

I met a Brittany man as she and her brother were hosing down their roof and their lawns before evacuating.

I met a Brittany man as she and her brother were hosing down their roof and their lawns before evacuating.

And across the street, Michelle, I met Sarah Rudd. She evacuated on Tuesday night, but while she was gone, her neighbor, who had not evacuated, noticed that her house had caught fire, and she said that he grabbed his hose.

And across the street, Michelle, I met Sarah Rudd. She evacuated on Tuesday night, but while she was gone, her neighbor, who had not evacuated, noticed that her house had caught fire, and she said that he grabbed his hose.

And across the street, Michelle, I met Sarah Rudd. She evacuated on Tuesday night, but while she was gone, her neighbor, who had not evacuated, noticed that her house had caught fire, and she said that he grabbed his hose.

When we spoke, she had just come back to check on her house. She was leaving it again. But as we spoke, other houses were burning on her block, so hers was still at risk, and there were no firefighters around.

When we spoke, she had just come back to check on her house. She was leaving it again. But as we spoke, other houses were burning on her block, so hers was still at risk, and there were no firefighters around.

When we spoke, she had just come back to check on her house. She was leaving it again. But as we spoke, other houses were burning on her block, so hers was still at risk, and there were no firefighters around.

Well, fire officials have said L.A. just doesn't have enough firefighters to tackle so many large fires at once. The ones who have been out there since Tuesday are exhausted. L.A. 's mayor, Karen Bass, says that more crews are coming in from other counties and cities.

Well, fire officials have said L.A. just doesn't have enough firefighters to tackle so many large fires at once. The ones who have been out there since Tuesday are exhausted. L.A. 's mayor, Karen Bass, says that more crews are coming in from other counties and cities.

Well, fire officials have said L.A. just doesn't have enough firefighters to tackle so many large fires at once. The ones who have been out there since Tuesday are exhausted. L.A. 's mayor, Karen Bass, says that more crews are coming in from other counties and cities.