'This is a Nightmare': Palisades Fire Threatens Homes in Los Angeles Neighborhood

A brushfire spread in the hills of Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades and burned dangerously close to homes in the area on Monday, October 21. Brad Sausser can be heard in this video saying the fire was a “nightmare. An absolute nightmare.”

The fire spread to 40 acres on Monday and was threatening homes, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A mandatory evacuation order was still in place, but as of 5.30 pm local time, some residents living off Palisades Drive in Palisades Highlands were allowed back in their home with a police escort, an update said.

One civilian was injured and one firefighter suffered a non-life threatening injury. Credit: Brad Sausser via Storyful