Southern California wildfires: Heartbreaking images show scale of destruction

CALIFORNIA: Southern California wildfires have to be histories one of the wildest fires. It all started on Tuesday, a day that would remain in the memories of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood for a long long time, mighty winds coursed through the region, taking small flames and turning them into enormous infernos, with vivid orange flames lighting the skies.

Apocalyptic scenes with flames shooting up higher than trees and homes, beneath a boiling, low-lying smoke canopy over the neighborhood. Firefighters and residents sprang into action, racing against each other into space angrily to stop the flames from consuming everything in their path.

How the fire started

The strong and gusty winds took a horrific turn when they converted small and little flames into a full-blown fire, which soon became a life-and-death situation for the whole community.

The orange and red blazes presented a fictional action movie scene with people running all over to protect their loved ones and themselves.

Evacuations and Protecting Structures

The fast-moving fires forced thousands of residents to evacuate. Those who were evacuated by the authorities first were the most vulnerable, mainly people in a senior center.

Some were taken on hospital stretchers while others were in their wheelchairs. Almost all were wearing masks attempting to render themselves safe from the thick smoke that existed.

Efforts of Fire Fighters

While the firefighters were struggling to control the fire, they used every trick in the book to try and subdue the blaze. In one instance, one firefighter was seen dragging a hose, dousing with fervent urgency an auto fire that almost ended engulfed in flames.

The sound of crackling wood and shattering glass filled the air, while the fire appeared to grow more ferocious by minute. But despite the brave efforts of the firefighters, the flames proved too strong and could very often not be subdued.

In some instances, it seemed to be a raging monster consuming everything in its path and creating unrecoverable wounds of destruction and devastation.

Aftermath of the Fire