Extreme Santa Ana winds continued to whip three major wildfires in the Los Angeles area Wednesday morning, with 80 mph gusts spreading destruction in the Palisades, Altadena and Pasadena, and to the north near Sylmar. Officials said more than 1,000 homes, businesses, schools and other buildings had burned, and two deaths were reported overnight.
As firefighters continued their efforts against the raging blazes and historic winds, neighbors in impacted areas came together to assist in the ways that they could — some even taking garden hoses to the encroaching flame.
Last night, passengers aboard a flight out of LAX witnessed a dramatic view from above as they flew straight into a smoke cloud from the #PalisadesFire