More than 3,000 acres are ablaze in the Pacific Palisades fire, over 1,000 in the Eaton Fire through Altadena, Pasadena, Arcadia, and Sierra Madre, and flames have stretched across 500 acres in the Hurst Fire in Sylmar, according to LA fire officials.
Passengers describe ‘tense’ flight over Southern California wildfires One passenger described the chilling moment ‘the heat inside the aircraft started to rise, and the smoke smell filled the cabin’.
Passengers on board a flight that flew over the rapidly spreading Palisades California Fire have described the terrifying moment smoke fumes filled the cabin mid-air.
As they gazed down at the roaring flames below, more than 30,000 residents were being forced to evacuate their homes as the wildfire raged over roughly 3,000 acres at zero percent containment, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Right after taking them, the heat inside the aircraft started to rise, and the smoke smell filled the cabin.”.
