As relentless wildfires in California swallowed everything in their path, reducing forests and neighbourhoods to smouldering ruins, a USD 9 million, three-story mansion in Malibu was found surprisingly intact and unscathed after the raging flames subsided. This, even as the entire area, including houses next to it, was reduced to cinders. The reason for the…
Frantic scenes unfolded as tens of thousands of people fled their homes to escape a massive wildfire that has raged uncontrollably in and around an upscale enclave in Los Angeles since Tuesday. Numerous homes in the Pacific Palisades area were destroyed into ashes by flames in a matter of minutes, and hundreds of vehicles were…
Firefighters stand vigilant as the flames creep closer to Pepperdine University, their eyes scanning for signs of escalation. Nearby, a car rushes past the advancing blaze, a stark representation of the chaos as residents flee to safety. Students evacuate the university under plumes of smoke, their hurried steps revealing the tension of an unfolding disaster….
MALIBU, California.: Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school’s library watched as the blaze intensified, and the sky turned deep red. “Just seeing the flames grow and seeing that bright…