Major wildfires hit Los Angeles

[Niall]

It appears that these videos capture the early stages of the Palisades Fire, the largest of the fires burning around Los Angeles:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877094375508873324

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877090448876953904

These young men seemed to be hiking (or 'hanging out'?) right at or near the location where the fire started. Maybe they just happened to be nearby, or maybe they started the fire, accidentally or otherwise...

 

[gdpetti]

Yes, most of these fires are man-made events, perhaps accidental, perhaps not. Not new for the area, as it is all desert essentially, and ready to burn at most times of the year, as rain isn't seen much of in these parts usually. The unusual part is the Santa Anna winds occurring at the same time, but on the bright side, it has the skies nice and clear! No smoke in surrounding areas like most forest fires.

 

[mabar]

LAFD: "Design For Disaster" - The Story of the Bel Air Conflagration | 1962

Very illustrative, thanks for sharing. And it is better understood why the bushes are burning on another side. It does not detract, of course, the fact that there may be arsonists lighting other areas.