I saw first spark of LA wildfire from window, says Brit who was warning about blaze threat at EXACT moment horror began
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A BRIT man has revealed how he saw the first spark of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires from his bedroom window before the blaze wrought havoc. David Morrow was speaking to a news outlet about a potential wildfire in LA when he noticed a bright orange flame rising from the Pacific Palisades - just five miles from his apartment.
![[A house is threatened as the Palisades Fire grows in the mountains in the community of Topanga, California]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_a45d72.png?strip=all&w=620)
On the morning of January 6, Mr Morrow had been explaining how the weather conditions were perfect for sparking a deadly wildfire that could rip through the state and cause utter destruction. The Irishman from Belfast was sitting in his apartment in Marina Del Rey, which has views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and Santa Monica and Hollywood Hills on the other.
![[The famous Sunset Boulevard has been burnt in the Palisades fire]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_91c1ea.png?strip=all&w=620)
At around 11.15am - just 45 minutes after the first wildfire was reported - he saw flames rising from the Pacific Palisades hills. Mr Morrow, who was chatting with News Letter on WhatsApp at the time, said: "This fire could pose a significant threat. It is very close to many homes and built-up areas.".
![[Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/fire-crews-battle-kenneth-fire-962680434_bd0207.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
And within just one hour, there was so much smoke from the flames that he could no longer see the hills from his apartment, he said. He added: "With winds at 80mph, embers can travel far and wide and start fires all over the place.”. The Brit told the media outlet he was "packing a go bag in case it gets bad tonight".
![[A satellite image shows houses in Pacific Palisades in the aftermath of a wildfire]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_48504d.png?strip=all&w=620)
A bushfire is said to have started the wildfire in the Pacific Palisades, which had grown to more than 15,000 acres by the next morning. It is said to be the most destructive wildfire in LA's history and has burned massive swathes of land along the coast.
![[Burnt-out cars and Houses from the Pacific Palisades]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/image_008b15.png?strip=all&w=620)
