Los Angeles: Fire Armageddon – Plan of drones reveal biblical destruction

The biblical destruction caused by the destructive raging uncontrollable in the revealed through dramatic images and drone videos. Footage of a breathless drone reveals how one building block after another with idyllic luxury houses in Los Angeles are no longer more than burned ruins—burned trees and the building supports stand up in the debris. CORVERSE Fires “suffer” homes and vehicles and force tens of thousands of people to leave their homes to escape. “The flames burned down our dreams, we lived decades here,” said one resident, William Gonzales, in front of his home, in the city of Altadina, of which there are only ashes left. “We lost everything,” he added. More than 130,000 people evacuated many areas where the fires are raging, pushed by the strong winds, in the second most populous city in the US. CORVERSE At least five people were killed. The flames threatened Hollywood, the “heart” of American cinema, however the area’s evacuation order in the meantime has been lifted, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass announced. The winds “have hurricane power” and feed the fires due to the “extreme drought”, he explained mayor, at a press conference he granted. The wind intensity, whose gusts reached 160 km/h cut short this morning (09.01.2025) but is expected to rise again in the evening, warned the American weather service NWS. Firefighters continue to battle to control a series of major forces in area that they have killed five people, ravaged communities from to and sent thousands of people flinging their homes. — Lokmat Times Nagpur (@LokmatTimes_ngp) The flames, moving at lightning speed since Tuesday, burn the expensive suburb of Pacific Palisades, where they have their villas many celebrities. More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed and 65,000 acres burned. On Wednesday night they had reached the edge of Hollywood, a few hundred meters from the famous Hollywood Avenue and the Chinese Theatre. Homes also multiply, often within a few minutes, in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles. “We don’t have enough firefighters in Los Angeles County to deal with the situation,” said service chief Anthony Marown. California governor Gavin Newsome said that in battle with the “unprecedented fires” more than 7,500 firefighters have been fired, many of whom arrived from other States. One of the five victims was a resident of Altadina, Victor Shaw, who tried until the last moment to save his home, in which his parents lived for 55 years, told KTLA channel a friend of his, who found him charred, still holding a watering tire in his hand. Authorities called on the Californians to save water, because the three tanks from which the fire department draws water at Pacific They’re empty again. Fires also hit cinema: many filming films and series stopped, while Universal Studios Hollywood entertainment park closed. Award candidates’ announcement was postponed for January 19. The mansions of many celebrities, such as actor Anthony Hopkins, Paris Hilton, and Letitia Halliday, the widow of Johnny Halliday, were burned. “We lost everything. There’s nothing left. I saw our house turn to ashes,” Halliday wrote on Instagram. “It wasn’t just a house… It was our refuge, here we were reborn after mourning,” added the widow of the famous rock star, who died in December 2017. According to the American media TMZ, the villas of couple Adam Brody and Layton Mister, actress Anna Farris (Scary Movie), actor and director Billy Crystal, singer Fergie, were also burned… Paris Hilton, the heiress of Hilton hotels, announced herself that she saw her house burn, from television. As someone who was used to live in, the wildfires have finally got her. There are now 3 separate firmes out of control. Below is a beautiful house with two men and a dog crushed inside, surrounded by raging fire out of control, as smoke and poison fumes enter. — James J. Marlow (@James_J_Marlow) French singer Patrick Briel, who has a residence in Pacific Palisades, said he does not know if this house “is still standing”. With the destruction of all these villas, damage from the fire can even reach 57 billion dollars, according to the AcuWeather weather service. Photos: Reuters