“I’m sorry, I can’t keep doing this…ow!” she can be heard saying as hot embers surround her. As she turns her vehicle around and begins driving toward other burning structures, she is stopped by a police car. She tells the officer that she is a member of the press, but he stresses the importance of her leaving.
“It’s getting too dangerous for everyone, even press,” he says. “You must go. Go, go, go.”
Video footage captured the intense scene as California wildfires continue to scorch hundreds of homes, forcing thousands of evacuations.
However, the direction the officer instructs her to go appears to be surrounded by flames and smoke, leaving Komarovsk hesitant about heading in that direction.
“That’s an inferno,” she says.
One of the burning structures Komarovsk witnesses during her evacuation can be seen in the distance.
Ultimately, Komarovsk navigates her way through to evacuate, following the police officer ahead of her. The path is illuminated by burning homes and other structures, with the sound of crackling flames filling the air.
The Palisade Fire, as reported by CAL FIRE, has ravaged more than 15,000 acres as of Wednesday evening, with approximately 1,000 structures destroyed.
Original article source: Woman showered by embers as homes along Malibu street burn in Palisades Fire
