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It makes me feel very existential,
Aparicio said
You realize that the wind is picking up the embers and dropping them in different spots, that there’s no way that those firemen could fight this fire,
Leonard saidLimbs were falling everywhere. Massive trees were on top of cars,
Aparicio saidWe had already decided, we’re not going to sleep,
Soto saidThere was no other way for me to get out,
Wallace saidWe got it, Dad, we got it,
Samson saidYou could see sparks of fires,
Leonard saidMy father-in-law was saying, ‘Aaron, if we are ever in a position where the flames are right there, you just run and leave me here,
Samson recounted Wednesday
This morning, we woke up to a dark cloud over all of Los Angeles. But it is darkest for those who are most intimately impacted by these fires. It has been an immensely painful 24 hours,
said Lindsey Horvath, LA County Supervisor
Angelenos should be advised that the windstorm is expected to worsen through the morning and to heed local warnings, stay vigilant and stay safe. Red flag parking restrictions will remain in effect until further notice,
he added
People left their cars on Palisades Drive. Burning up the hillside. The palm trees – everything is going,
Festa said from her car
It’s really important for everybody to band together and don’t worry about your personal property. Just get out,
Guttenberg said
I do not know at this moment if our home is still standing.”
Actor James Woods said on X heWe feel very blessed at this point that there’s no injuries that are reported,
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley told a press conference, addingHopefully, we’re wrong, but we’re anticipating other fires happening concurrently,
Newsom told the press conference
I have offered any federal assistance that is needed to help suppress the terrible Pacific Palisades fire,
Biden said in statement