Two massive wildfires are tearing through Los Angeles, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. One blaze, the Palisades Fire, has already burned over 1,182 hectares in the Pacific Palisades area.
Lucy Baldock doesn't know where she'll sleep tonight - she's got her dogs in the car after evacuating her Los Angeles home as two wildfires rage. She's lived in California for over 40 years and said she's never seen fires like this before. 'We've experienced fires before but it's different, it's very aggressive, I've never seen winds like this before, it's very unusual ... Obviously global warming is not a joke.
' The rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, destroying numerous buildings and creating traffic jams as more than 30,000 people evacuated, while a second blaze doubled in size some 50 km inland. At least 1,182 hectares of the Pacific Palisades area between the coastal towns of Santa Monica and Malibu had burned by the Palisades Fire, officials said, after they had already warned of extreme fire danger from powerful winds that arrived following extended dry weather. A fire official told local television station KTLA that several people were injured, some with burns to faces and hands. The official added that one female firefighter had sustained a head injury. Baldock told SBS News she feels safe having been able to drive away from the fire, but is very worried about her community. 'It's a very sad feeling.. all these iconic restaurants and buildings have just burnt to the ground, it's a very scary feeling around here. People are very nervous, everyone's just focusing on getting safe and the fire department is doing a great job setting up safe spots for people to go, like schools.' Baldock said she was grateful to have her animals with her, but frightened because people had been told the wind could go in any direction. She said this year it felt like there was no proper winter in Los Angele
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