Local TV news is covering the Palisades Fire live as it unfolds, producing some surreal scenes that not even longtime Los Angeles residents have witnessed.
Among those clips is a wild video of a giant bulldozer plowing through dozens of cars — including Mercedes and other luxury vehicles — that were abandoned along Palisades Drive as a traffic jam occurred during mandatory evacuations Tuesday morning. Watch it above.
Earlier, KTLA reporter Gene Kang was interviewing a man on the street and encountered a local resident who was bemoaning vehicles blocking the road. It turned out to be Steve Guttenberg, whom the reporter did not immediately recognize.
“What happens is people take their keys with them as if they were in a parking lot,” he said. “This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars. If you leave your car behind, leave the key there so someone like me can move your car so the fire trucks can get there.”
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Not long after that, tractors were called to clear the street so firefighters and equipment could reach the homes threatened by the fire. As the vehicle moved cars to both sides of the road, viewers could see at least one building on fire in the background.
A car burned in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday as a wildfire tore through the Los Angeles community. (AP)
The story continues to appear live on Los Angeles network affiliates KCBS, KNBC and KABC, along with local outlets PBS SoCal, KTLA, KCAL, KTTV and others. Governor Gavin Newsom is in town to check on the situation as very strong winds are expected to blow later and overnight in the area.
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