加州房主分享了疏散故事和视频剪辑，描述了破坏性的火焰在他们的社区蔓延太平洋栅栏火灾自周二开始持续燃烧。
Zibby和Kyle Owens在Pacific Palisades有一所房子，但也住在纽约，周三早上，他们在ABC新闻直播上与Diane Macedo坐在一起，展示了他们的Google Nest摄像头拍摄的片段，揭示了毁灭性的火焰。摄像机面对着他们的后院，大火吞没了周围的区域，并向他们的游泳池靠近。
凯尔·欧文斯说:“这是目前在我们眼前发生的最糟糕的情况。”“这不仅仅是一个地方，这是一个美丽的社区。”
这段视频是欧文斯夫妇在断电后不久从家里收到的最后一次联系。
火灾在加州很常见，欧文斯夫妇说他们对此并不陌生。这对夫妇最近从一场新年前夜由烟花引起的火灾中撤离。然而，这些特别强大的圣安娜阵风，让大火每分钟燃烧五个足球场，让凯尔·欧文斯担心这个社区的未来。
凯尔·欧文斯说:“如果我们能够在某个时候回到过去，我不知道我们会回到什么地方。”
Kyle Owens还讨论了该地区最富裕的社区之一Pacific Palisades由于其山坡上的房屋和蜿蜒的街道而特别难以疏散。许多朋友等了三个多小时才下山，而开车通常需要两分钟。
住在沿海岸线的另外两位太平洋帕利塞德居民肯尼(Kenny)和特里西亚·拉库辛(Tricia Rakusin)说，由于试图从山上前往太平洋海岸公路的车辆堵塞了道路，他们也在努力逃离火灾区域。特里西亚·拉库辛(Tricia Rakusin)说，她的女儿也目睹了许多人被迫在日落大道上弃车而逃。
“这个社区已经存在了几十年，我们住的附近从来没有发生过火灾，”特里西亚·拉库辛说。"从来没有人想到过这种可能性。"
随着毁灭性的火焰和迫在眉睫的损害的压力，特里西亚·拉库辛说，他们的保险公司四个月前取消了他们所在地区的所有保单。
肯尼·拉库辛说:“当我们到达那里时，那将是一个战区。”。“未知真的很有挑战性。”
当时，太平洋帕利塞德火灾——洛杉矶县的五次火灾之一——已经蔓延到至少15，000英亩，并且得到了百分之零的控制。
除了他们家状况的不确定性，欧文斯夫妇还担心火焰会蔓延到圣莫尼卡的Zibby书店，那里也处于疏散警告之下。对于欧文斯夫妇和许多其他人来说，这些火焰正在抹去充满记忆和联系的企业和家庭。
“这个社区充满了活力，”齐比·欧文斯说。"难以想象这个地方会消失。"
LA wildfires: California residents share flame footage and evacuation stories
California homeowners shared evacuation stories and video clips of the damaging flames plowing through their community as thePacific Palisades firecontinues to blaze since its start on Tuesday.
Zibby and Kyle Owens, who own a home in Pacific Palisades but also reside in New York, sat down with Diane Macedo on ABC News Live on Wednesday morning, showcasing footage from their Google Nest camera that reveals the devastating flames. The camera faces their backyard, with the fire engulfing the surrounding area and moving closer to their pool.
"This is the worst-case scenario playing out in front of our eyes right now," Kyle Owens said. "It's not just a place, it's a beautiful community."
The video was the last contact the Owens received from their home since they lost power shortly afterward.
Fires are common in California, and the Owens said they are not new to this experience. The couple recently evacuated from a New Year's Eve fire that started with fireworks. However, these particularly powerful Santa Ana wind gusts, which allow the fire to burn five football fields per minute, concerned Kyle Owens about the future of this community.
"If we're able to go back at some point, I don't know what we are going back to," Kyle Owens said.
Kyle Owens also discussed how Pacific Palisades, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the area, is particularly difficult to evacuate due to its hillside homes and winding streets. Many friends waited over three hours to get down the mountain, a drive that would normally take around two minutes.
Two other Pacific Palisades residents, Kenny and Tricia Rakusin, who live along the coastline, said they also struggled to escape the fire zone as a buildup of vehicles trying to travel the hill toward Pacific Coast Highway clogged the road. Tricia Rakusin said her daughter also witnessed many people forced to abandon their cars along Sunset Boulevard.
"This neighborhood has been in place for decades, there's never been a fire anywhere close to where we live," Tricia Rakusin said. "No one has ever conceived the possibility of this."
Along with the stress of the destructive flames and imminent damage, Tricia Rakusin said their insurance canceled all policies in their area four months ago.
"When we go up there, it will be from a war zone," Kenny Rakusin said. "The unknown is really challenging."
At the time, the Pacific Palisades fire -- which is among five outbreaks in LA County -- had grown to at least 15,000 acres and was zero percent contained.
On top of the uncertainty of their home's condition, the Owens worry the flames could travel to Zibby's bookshop in Santa Monica, which is also under an evacuation warning. For the Owens and many others, these flames are wiping away businesses and homes full of memories and connection.
"There is so much soul to the neighborhood," Zibby Owens said. "It's unthinkable that this place could vanish."
