Malibu residents share harrowing accounts of a ferocious fire that tore through, destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate.
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00:00Sound of rocket taking off.
00:29The firefighters were around the other side of the canyon dealing with the mountains.
00:35There was so much fire in here, it was insane. Insane.
00:42We are literally surrounded by fire.
00:48Our trees are catching on fire. Houses are catching on fire.
00:51There was fire every single direction you look. You can't really see it right here,
00:55but we're in this kind of valley, mountain range area right now and we're completely surrounded.
01:04There was hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of acres on fire and embers flying everywhere.
01:11Sound of fire.
01:32I got up and I opened up the door and it was all the mountains surrounding us were engulfed in flames.
01:39The fire was extremely close.
01:43Sound of rocket taking off.