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looked like the set of a war movie. Despite the destruction and emotional rollercoaster being lived by LA residents, the fires were far from over. Scenes of flames were everywhere, as many areas ...

“The wind whipped up, the flames were up about 30 or 40 feet (9m to 12m) high, and you hear ‘pop, pop, pop’. It sounded like a war zone,” Mr Williams told Reuters at an evacuation centre ...