The article recounts the harrowing events of January 8, when wildfires in Altadena and Pacific Palisades devastated communities. The fires claimed at least 28 lives and resulted in damage exceeding $275 billion, with the burn zone significantly expansive. The narrative captures the initial panic and urgency as residents received evacuation alerts and attempted to flee amid descending smoke and flames. This catastrophic event marked a dividing point in local history, reshaping the landscape and community in ways that will resonate for decades to come.
The conflagrations had caused an unprecedented level of destruction, killing at least 28 people, destroying and damaging over 18,000 buildings, and leaving a burn zone 2½ times the size of Manhattan.
Courtney left the office to walk to Starbucks but returned almost immediately, telling her mother: Get in the car. We're going now.
Los Angeles sent its first evacuation alert to cell phones in the northern and western Palisades, warning that a fire was burning along Palisades Drive.
Traffic slowed, then stopped. Smoke was billowing around them, as the sky was turning orange.
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