Watch: Ferocious LA fire burns behind CBS reporter

The hearth burning within the Pacific Palisades, an prosperous Los Angeles neighbourhood close to Malibu and Santa Monica, has been rising at an alarming price.

Its trajectory has been fuelled by a fierce wind occasion – dry winds from the mountains to the north and east and all the way down to the LA coast, that are known as the “Santa Ana winds”.

CBS Information, PJ’s US associate, has correspondent Danya Bakus reporting from the scene. She explains how the “explosive” inferno is rising, with wind gusts sending embers that unfold the flames.

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