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And they were trying to make their way down to what's called Pacific Coast Highway or PCH.

And they were trying to make their way down to what's called Pacific Coast Highway or PCH.

So there was only a small section of it that people could get to, and that was really clogged. So people had just abandoned their cars. Yeah, what happened? Why did you have to get out and go?

So there was only a small section of it that people could get to, and that was really clogged. So people had just abandoned their cars. Yeah, what happened? Why did you have to get out and go?

There's even this moment when a local news anchor is interviewing somebody in the Pacific Palisades.

There's even this moment when a local news anchor is interviewing somebody in the Pacific Palisades.

And he's sort of pleading with viewers and residents, hey, leave your keys in your car if you do abandon it, because then he and others could help move the cars out of the way for the fire department. And then I think at one point a reporter asks him his name.

And he's sort of pleading with viewers and residents, hey, leave your keys in your car if you do abandon it, because then he and others could help move the cars out of the way for the fire department. And then I think at one point a reporter asks him his name.

I live in the area. I live right up the hill. He replies, Steve Guttenberg, which is a famous actor.

I live in the area. I live right up the hill. He replies, Steve Guttenberg, which is a famous actor.

It's this very L.A. moment where you have a Hollywood actor trying to help clear the roads.

It's this very L.A. moment where you have a Hollywood actor trying to help clear the roads.

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

People are trying to save their homes before they're completely engulfed. And then moments later, the flames have taken it over.

People are trying to save their homes before they're completely engulfed. And then moments later, the flames have taken it over.

Near the fire, the sky is a very deep orange. There are burned out carcasses of cars that have just been left behind.

Near the fire, the sky is a very deep orange. There are burned out carcasses of cars that have just been left behind.

It all feels like dramatic, cinematic scene pieces, but they're real. Wow.

It all feels like dramatic, cinematic scene pieces, but they're real. Wow.