The Daily Populous Wednesday January 8th, 2025 evening edition
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JackassWhisperer on January 8th, 2025 at 04:48 UTC »

It's gonna be a long night for LAFD and all the residents in the area.

6foot6_mike on January 8th, 2025 at 05:12 UTC »

Hate to say it but at least the wind is blowing towards the ocean and not up into the Valley. Still tragic for those in the path of it.

leafandvine89 on January 8th, 2025 at 07:46 UTC »

I saw on the news a couple of hours ago, a guy saying he was trying to evacuate by car with his wife and dog. Police helicopters overhead told them to "Get out and walk if you want to live." So they did. He sounded exhausted from adrenaline. His poor dog must be so scared too.

I don't know how many, but other people followed the police orders and abandoned their cars, full of what they tried to save from their houses. Imagine that for just a moment. What decisions you would have to make in a hurry. To have to walk to safety potentially with children and pets, and leave personal items yet again.

The news clip then showed like a dozen cars at least being bulldozed out of the way. I would assume for fire and emergency crew to get by. Cars just totaled. It looks like a movie being filmed, but it's real.

I'm pretty far from the evac zone but the cars are covered in ash outside and our windows are closed. My dog is a nervous wreck from the wind and smoke smell. We're supposed to have crazy winds for a couple more days. This is nuts