logo
welcome
ABC News

ABC News

Apocalyptic scenes described by survivors and firefighters as multiple blazes erupt across LA County

ABC News
Summary
Nutrition label

66% Informative

"I've never been so petrified," says one evacuee.

"It's astounding what's happening," President Joe Biden says.

At least five wildfires burn out of control in Los Angeles County .

More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed in some of the priciest enclaves in America .

The Eaton Fire , the second -largest fire in the area, ignited just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday and was fanned by strong Santa Ana winds that reached 98 mph .

Steve Guttenberg : "I couldn't see more than three feet in front of my car" "It looked like a volcano was on the sides of the hills, and all of a sudden people were just fleeing," he says.

Pacific Palisades resident Tricia Rakusin says she fled down Sunset Boulevard only to get stuck in traffic.

VR Score

71

Informative language

73

Neutral language

37

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links