Those fires in South Central spread to mid-Central, then North Wilshire, then on the verge of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

Indeed it was surreal, but it was real, ... We were planning what to do in case there was an eruption.

Here on this bend, the house was burning. Families lived there, ... This child was looking back to his residence, the mother was weeping and the father was shaking his head, asking, 'How could this be? How could this be?'