Palisades Fire levels oceanfront homes on PCH

SkyFOX gave us a look at the devastation left from the Palisades fire.
California fires are wreaking havoc on Los Angeles as crews battle several massive blazes, including the Kenneth Fire, Sunset Fire, Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Lidia Fire, Hurst Fire and Woodley Fire. Areas impacted include the Hollywood Hills, Pacific Palisades, West Hills, Altadena, Pasadena, Sylmar, Acton and parts of Ventura County.
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[@kantstenchonthemel5641]

being this close to the water you would have feared a flood rather than a fire.

[@rotaryperfection]

Which is why the concrete homes are still standing. They wont mold in a flood.

[@dudeinc6291]

A fire tsunami

[@claudeshillong3148]

BINGO

[@Shelly-m5t]

A wave could take out their house, definitely a tsunami

[@lioninguccisuit]

2:32 / 2:37 Moan seassons

[@FalconsGirl1]

The fact that the fires jumped certain homes is wild asf

[@piqueny8872]

God did! It’s magically

[@rotaryperfection]

Flying burning embers dont jump anything. The other homes are simply made of concrete and had no vegitation to catch fire.

[@jinconception]

That is indeed interesting.

[@dudeinc6291]

It CHOSE. Because all things are 'alive' at different vibrational frequencies.

[@micbroc6435]

It tells you some people were prepared and some weren’t. Just like construction methods can limit or prevent damage from hurricanes the same can go for fires. Also I would expect that many people took active measures during the fire.

[@Lunamoth333]

I don't care if you are a millionaire living in a mansion, a middle class person living in a modest house, a homeless person living in a makeshift shelter you constructed yourself, a bird living in a nest, or anything in between, but your home is your HOME. It is a refuge, a place to sleep in peace, where you go to rest when the world becomes too much. And when you lose your home, you lose that sense of safety, security, refuge and peace. It is devastating, heartbreaking, scary and and sad for any humans or animals to lose their home. Praying that all affected find peace and recover.

[@freddiematta1119]

Well said

[@hisdness1]

Thank you. Finally some compassion for EVERYONE who lost their home.

[@MIAMIC70]

Except millionaires have more than one so…

[@clarkness77]

Not true at all lol these people have multiple homes whereas others only have one

[@90deltaderivatives35]

Now the common folk can finally see the beach from the road from Malibu. These rich fucking clowns will go to there 3rd beach house they have somewhere else along the coast. Bunch of boot lickers in these comments

[@Purplefishish]

Here in Denmark living by the water is also for the rich but they are not allowed to build this close to the water. That´s just insane

[@jamesrodriguez2915]

In Denmark the rich don't have total control of society

[@slipinjimmy3266]

In Chile the construction is allowed 10 m from water line.

[@Purplefishish]

@@jamesrodriguez2915 That is very true

[@64MDW]

Well, good for you!!! That's great!!! What an incredible, world-leading, superior nation you are blessed to live in!!! Tell us...just what in the hell does that have to do with the fires?

[@irishcountrygirl78]

So close to the water and yet burnt to ground level.

[@bjodaddyo]

All those houses blocking beach access should NOT be rebuilt. That beach belongs to everyone and not just the rich.

[@bensj4713]

Exactly. Let's see what costal commission does? standing grounds or groveling to the rich?

[@2nd2ight2eer]

These beaches were public to begin with. Anyone can access them.

[@zzygyy]

The amount of tax revenue those properties generate is astonishing. Those houses also provide lots of jobs for working class people. High end property is needed to help support city services.

[@IMO4SHO]

Let me guess: you're one of the idiots who believe in wealth redistribution...

[@MyGoogleYoutube]

There are numerous public access points to the beach on this road for what it is worth.

[@stephanegregoire8738]

For those who are wondering, yes that's right, concrete does not burn

[@icelandviking1961]

Oh it burns.

[@fretsward2225]

But it can melt...

[@infinidominion]

Heat shatters rock ..

[@BradfordMcEwenVARENNA]

@@fretsward2225no can not! Building crap for $10,000,000 out of cheap 2x4’s is insane….the standing structures were all made of masonry…you know the best built structures…7/11’s all made of Cinderblock metal and glass…no flash fire could ever melt concrete…in Italy where I live, if you built earthquake friendly stick houses, you would find the Contractor in Prison.

[@JacquelineSACS]

D E W = DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS. The news commentators sound like dumb asses, never admitting the reality. The trees don't burn

[@AyuMegu777]

Bring the beach back to the people. Stop constructing houses near the coastline.

[@BearDidIt]

Socialism has never worked IN man’s history. Those home owners pay massive tax etc.

[@d.b.1176]

Derp

[@LARAC510]

I agree. The beach should be open to the public.

[@ryderray2720]

@@LARAC510 it is. theres public acess all along the coast

[@OC2OMAHA]

I would volunteer everyday to keep our beaches clean. 😊

[@MrToLIL]

Right on the water, yet your house burns down, crazy.

[@OC2OMAHA]

Right!? The irony.

[@TrinhNguyen-nc7hj]

It’s more stupid planning.

[@MO-xm1kj]

We drove now there a few months ago along the highway 1. There was about 50 plus homeless people camping along the highway 1 waterfront right by all those houses. Possibility that the fire was started (not intentional) and got out of control by a homeless person.

[@megancao5988]

I did not think this could happen to waterfront houses

[@lw3918]

Newsom refuses to fire up the desalination plants, says they use too much energy

[@faithinallthingsw4088]

The irony of being close to water and home burning is crazy 😮 shocking.

[@JamesSmith-xs7sr]

Myrtle Beach SC had homes next to the ocean wiped out during hurricane Hugo. Miles & miles. They were not allowed to rebuild on the beach. Went back to public access...

[@AngelAPAVLOVSCornDog]

Order out of chaos...

[@helloimclaudio]

Well hurricane makes sense, but a fire is more shocking next to the ocean

[@KDBee-ri5hi]

There is a reason the terrain is how it is. The sand helps absorb the water, pavement will gather water in huge amounts. Makes me think of that Sunday School song how the wise man built his house upon the rock and the foolish man built his house upon the sand where those hurricanes and tropical storms are involved.

[@joannlarson6386]

That still just one bad storm from going. That's wrong.

[@le_th_]

It should be public access, for certain, but with these homes, it is the LAND where all the value is. The land, alone, is where the millions and millions of dollars of property taxes are levied (from the city's perspective). From the owner's perspective, the $30M+ of their home's value came from that land (how will they be compensated?). Insurance companies have an entirely different interest (paying out the least they can, and...in their psychopathic ruthless greed...prefering to NOT pay at all.

[@Carpediem-l6e]

In my country it is not allowed to build houses so close to the sea. Beaches should be public property not private.

[@nae80West]

True

[@Kimberliss42]

The rich control everything in this country.. Everything..

[@2nd2ight2eer]

These beaches are all public access. If you don’t live here why are you commenting?

[@zzygyy]

You can walk these beaches. These houses generate enormous tax dollars and provide thousands of jobs for working class.

[@mariej9176]

​@@2nd2ight2eer why can't this person comment? Free speech maybe?

[@princessmarlena1359]

The worst part is that there was a million gallon reservoir full of water over Pacific Palisades. But it was “offline”.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Oops. At least now they can hold the Olympics thee in 2028 like they planned years ago... they couldn't do before it because nobody would sell their property. This is called motive.

[@dalegreer3095]

Meh, I don't believe any of that until I see evidence for it. There are too many MAGA liars pushing their hate-fueled lies.

[@Sammyli99]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder why.

[@savvydirtfarmer]

The visual is astonishing.... home after home burned to the ground as ocean waves crash literally feet from them.

[@megancao5988]

Right???

[@piqueny8872]

Like a grave of houses scary

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

Asphalt roofs are made from oil; one Ember and they burn from the top down.

[@ifmbm332b]

@@mr.elastomeric1787 Embers usually get sucked into eaves and land in attics.

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

@@ifmbm332b Flat roofs?

[@anthonyvalli2455]

I've driven this hundreds of times, thinking how cool it would be to own one of these houses on the beach. For people that don't know, these are 20 million dollar homes, many of them. And now they, along with the land the sat on, hold virtually no value whatsoever. Be grateful for the life you have. The rest is just "stuff."

[@EsmaHascic]

Slatki zivot uz plazu za tren pojede vatra.Mnogo je svijeta gladno !!!!!!😢

[@andyleo8418]

That's what insurance is for. They'll rebuild and become $40 million homes.

[@joeshmoe-rl7bk]

....could have installed a rooftop sprinkler system for a mere $20,000.......and pump water from the ocean if hydrants failed.......clueless people

[@Sig_P229]

I disagree the structure is not the value it’s the real estate holding. A 500k home on the water becomes 5 mil

[@Lizzo-rl7lj]

I’ve driven by there also and imagined owning one of those homes. They we’re beautiful.

[@ccsocal768]

FYI, a lot of these beach homes are vacation and weekend homes and NOT primary homes! And county engineers stated a lot of the homes built on posts and pilings can't be rebuilt since they are not to code and grandfathered. Also, it is nice driving along PCH and actually seeing the pacific ocean, beach, and surf. Don't rebuild, the beaches are getting smaller each year and it will be nothing but problems.

[@carsinruin6102]

You almost seem happy people lost something important.

[@selmahare]

This!

[@selmahare]

@@carsinruin6102 People harvest what they sow.

[@randyspencer3576]

​@@carsinruin6102mother nature has spoken.

[@Kartzchen]

VBRO

[@beckyjohnson321]

I live in a western suburb of Denver, Colorado. The Marshall Fire happened three years ago (New Years Eve Day to be exact) in a suburb north of where I live. In less than 24 hours, 1,000 homes were burned. There were hurricane force winds here that day that helped spread the fire quickly. I recall the horror and sadness watching home after home; neighborhood after neighborhood burn. This goes far beyond that devastation. It is unimaginable. I am so thankful for the snippets of stories hearing of people helping people and animals.

[@Liberty6010and9]

Yep, that was the 1st 1 of these neighborhood fire storms. Then came Hawaii, now LA. Isn't it strange how they all 3 have so much in common.

[@Liberty6010and9]

I also live in a Western Suburb of Denver.

[@tjmmcd1]

Do do dee do...DEW DEW!

[@Xoman08]

The fire spreads because the houses are build mostly with flammable materials, specially the roof. If the roof were made of tiles at an angle, embers brought by the wind from forest on fire would not burn those houses.

[@Ibn_Abdulaziz1405]

Allah سبحانه وتعالى said, (Interpretation of the meaning) And your Lord would never destroy the towns wrongfully, while their people were right-doers. [Hud 11:117] These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong (polytheism and denial of the Day of Judgement). Verily, in this is indeed an Ayah (Sign) for people who know. [An-Naml 27:52] And they were persisting in great sin, And they used to say: "When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then indeed be resurrected?" [Al-Waaqi'ah 56:46-47] So there came upon it a visitation (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep. So it became black by the morning, like a pitch dark night. [Al-Qalam 68:19-20] Then when they perceived Our Torment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it. Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes, in order that you may be questioned. [Al-Anbiyaa' 21:12-13] Such is the punishment (in this life), but the punishment of the Hereafter is indeed greater if they but knew. [Al-Qalam 68:33] And that those who believe not in the Hereafter, for them We have prepared a painful torment. [Al-Israa' 17:10]

[@NinjaOrchids]

That stretch of road has become scenic again without the properties blocking the view

[@thomasmacon7782]

😊

[@jaystream5145]

😂

[@mogznwaz]

The properties behind saw their value go up.

[@milkflavored]

@user-mx9th2fx8rmore than one thing can be true at a time

[@EscapeCondition]

@user-mx9th2fx8r They also constantly talk about equality and then the states dems run are all like New York and California (segregated and horribly unaffordable). They lie constantly.

[@snpxox]

the homes that survived are NO accident. those are people who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on fire resistant materials, building strategies, and prevention.

[@leo6808]

What a loser

[@gogadev]

Imagine all the weirdos who mightve complaint while they were building those houses. " thereSnOneedForfIReResIstanceMAtErial".

[@TheRus13]

These houses are most likely not made of wood, but stone or have 100%non-combustible material.

[@dclaet1135]

It appears that the roofs on the last four homes that did not burn are flat tops. It also looks like they used IB for the rubber roofs, which is very flame proof.

[@crand20033]

Being that close to the sea and away from the forest, why would they even think a fire would destroy their house?

[@dianewalker9154]

Those homes at the water should not be rebuilt. They should be cleared and become public beach.

[@nspro931]

Who pays for that?

[@eddieg6436]

….There’s PLENTY of beach access!! …..PLENTY of beaches already!!!

[@mogznwaz]

How many burnt it down them selves to claim insurance

[@nelsonjerry]

@@nspro931 Gavin can pay for it lol

[@tonydess3992]

Oh no!! We can't do that! There is billions to be made here!

[@gerri577]

water, water all around. Yet the houses all burned down....the irony!

[@WAFFENAMT1]

The Rhyme of the Ancient Super Rich Californian...

[@donsavant6170]

Y’all are so dumb nice high iq solution just use the water Jesus Christ

[@dani23dani85]

I was thinking the dame

[@annettewilcox5413]

And how do you get the water from from ocean into a fire hose (you dont own) to spray down the house. ll the time trying to not get burnt by blowing raging flames?

[@ifmbm332b]

@@annettewilcox5413 You PLAN AHEAD for annual fires by desalinating plentiful ocean water and pumping that water in large tanks near mountaintops in populated areas so fire crews can fight fires immediately with water. But planning implies visionary leadership. None to be found in Cali.

[@ACntsq]

I fled LA more than 30 years ago but still my home through and through. My heart is breaking for EVERY person rich or poor affected.

[@grey9982]

Not me. Screw them.

[@nae80West]

The homes that are skipped over are tripping me out!

[@rickyhammer6832]

Exactly!

[@akeishaharris]

Right, something isn't right..

[@teddmented]

Apparently some are built with fire retardant wood

[@raymond9966]

energy directed weapon

[@disomotsifane9856]

​@@akeishaharrisFreaky stuff in deed sis...😮

[@blackrhino3442]

Lahaina all over again. Coastal commission will NEVER let those homes be rebuilt.

[@davidturk6170]

Not sure about that. Big money and celebrities pull a lot of influence with politicians..

[@billyd7882]

Yes they will. Liberal celebrities get what they want.

[@dank9288639]

​@billyd7882 the get cucked to get what they want 😂

[@timdavis3733]

Yes they will. Do you have any idea how many illegals the taxes off just one of the babies will feed and clothe.

[@Babyhipp0z]

Please elaborate why

[@josephnolan8217]

Good construction methods versus bad construction. This should be huge learning lesson for all builders, real estate agents, and architects for years to come. What survived and did not survive is pretty incredible sample size of what works and does not. Building codes may need to change.

[@peterrabson3383]

Spinkler fire systems on the OUTSIDE of your houses.

[@josephnolan8217]

@peterrabson3383 100% there is great Japanese fire suppression system that sprays to protect wooden roofed thatched houses.

[@RebeccaLaurenceson]

No water, but the pools are full

[@FaceTheMaster]

Wealthy people equals priority people.

[@angelicabotones8559]

Money will do that

[@vbealer32]

@@FaceTheMasterbut there houses still burned down. So how did them being wealthy help. 😂😂😂

[@guyfawkesuThe1]

All these people are millionaires.

[@3120DownForce]

No water.....but the ocean is full.. 🤔🤔🤔🤷

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

These are all extremely expensive homes. I feel for the residents of neighborhoods like Altadena that struggled to afford their modest homes, and many couldn't afford the insurance. Many elderly have lost absolutely everything and are completely helpless, hopeless.

[@melvinhhcp3615]

There's nothing modest about Altadena.

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

@Budget-Soda And Pacific Palisades?

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

@@melvinhhcp3615 The homes are old, small, and close together. Many residents of Altadena are old and have lived in their homes most of their lives and live on SS. Malibu homes are $10m.

[@melvinhhcp3615]

@@chipsutcliffe7110 Malibu has lots of beach front property bro. That's not the same parallel as Altadena.

[@chipsutcliffe7110]

@@melvinhhcp3615 The video is about Malibu bro.

[@s.r.4029]

At least there is a view of the ocean now.

[@ceno10101]

finally people can see the ocean during the drive!

[@anonymousman9824]

You’re crazy. There are plenty of spots to see the ocean and you don’t need to celebrate on other peoples tragedies

[@MattYoung-n5l]

Those houses were in the water already. They were on limited time Do not rebuild

[@WAFFENAMT1]

Investors are gonna buy this land up if it gets put up for sale, I guarantee...

[@kodek1234]

Those lots of land are worth millions. You don't think these rich people are going to protest? Insurance companies repay your house not your land. It's a bit naive to think this will happen.

[@bammi4]

Thats what I was thinking! I would be terrified to live in a multi-million dollar home that looks as if the next big storm could produce waves big enough to wipe out an entire row of homes! Smh 😮

[@WAFFENAMT1]

@@bammi4 These are probably their winter homes, in summer they live on the East coast, they live on their Yacht every other vacation year...

[@user-wg3wj6ur9z]

I AGREE.

[@bobroll2586]

In 2018 the Paradise, California Camp Fire killed 85 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Shortly thereafter, the ‘This Old House’ program on PBS dedicated a brief season to that community as the show helped rebuild one of the local residents’ homes. In one of the episodes of that short season, the show’s hosts carefully explained many simple steps that homeowners can take to dramatically reduce the likelihood of their homes being destroyed by a flash fire. Their advice included such things as closing in the eaves of the house so that sparks can’t get into the attic, installing fire resistant window glass and fire-retardant roof shingles, as well as not having wood structures or piles of firewood stored near the house, nor bushes grown against the house. Aerial footage of the Paradise, California community in the aftermath showed acres of homes destroyed, yet well-protected homes right in the middle of the fire’s path remained intact. When I now look at some of the aerial footage of the communities devastated by this week’s fires in California, I can’t help but notice how many neighborhood trees survived while the surrounding homes were destroyed. Apparently, even the trees can resist fire better than the matchstick homes that were built in those neighborhoods. The bottom line is that nothing was learned from the Camp Fire tragedy. I have great sympathy for those who died, were injured, or who lost loved ones. However, to paraphrase an old adage: “You can lead Californians to water, but you can’t make them think!”

[@Preacherunplugged]

This comment makes the most sense of anything I’ve read or seen concerning this fire. I will now do some research on “flash fires” as this is a new concept for me. Thank you and may God bless you 🙏

[@michealstrain4389]

What doesn’t make any sense to me is all the houses burned but the land and landscape seem completely untouched

[@akeishaharris]

Like the homes only caught on fire from the inside or something.

[@zemorakeller6725]

Mother Nature takes care of her own.

[@r.pmcmurphy6693]

Paradise, Maui, and now this

[@kaytee5031]

@@akeishaharrisare you retarded? It’s almost as if embers landed on houses made of WOOD

[@BrianCrites-s8r]

Because it is light brush around, not much to burn. The houses light up because embers are being blasted like a bellows from 90mph winds. No mystery.

[@upsidedownsimulation]

Almost looks like those houses shouldn't be there in the first place

[@Bearwithme560]

No, they shouldn't. Has anyone heard of coastal erosion? Some of those seaside homes' foundations are right in the water. They would be gone in a couple of decades, even without their pathetic mitigation efforts.

[@richardspencer4901]

The government thought so, that's why they lasered them into oblivion

[@joannasimmonds3706]

It looks better without them

[@richardspencer4901]

Direct energy weapon

[@raidnuker]

Looks disgusting that people can build along the beach like that. Why would you spend so much to be jammed so close to each other like that. INSANE

[@robinsierra1029]

I do feel badly for these people, but it goes to show that no matter how much money you have you can lose everything

[@joeyjamison5772]

There's not enough gold in Ft. Knox to get me to move to California !!! If it's not this, it's mudslides and earthquakes or something else.

[@brocktoon8]

They didn't lose everything, they still have their bank accounts and their lives.

[@ethan_taitt23]

Houses burned to the ground with green trees still standing…..and still green……and green grass……..that’s still green

[@akeishaharris]

Exactly..

[@Mutanttaint]

Gee you mean things that are full of water, and not dry like houses are?

[@albertopedroza3540]

Of course they won’t burn. They’re not dry.

[@OneLastCrusader]

99% are going to call you nuts. I'm not 99%.

[@birds3xl863]

Do you belive that God does see all..and take care of.. Trees, green yards, animals, babies, childreen......... and..... Palestine Gazza......

[@Jammer411]

Why are all the trees still green???

[@cloudclown8886]

Because trees are green

[@crand20033]

The waves are coming right up to the houses.

[@dwaynecoy1871]

lets hear it for captain obvious.

[@dudea3378]

These beaches are all manufactured and manicured by the army corps of engineers. They get reworked every decade or so.

[@jimfesta8981]

I never understood why anyone would want to live in those houses, with the constant noise of the waves crashing on one side and the noise of cars going by on PCH on the other side. I guess it's all about a room with a view.

[@davealmighty9638]

A lot of them are just short term rentals, like air bnb, timeshare, etc.

[@linedanzer4302]

It's no different than living on a major city street with constant car traffic. Or near an airport with constant plane noise. If you want silence, make your way out to the middle of some desert and you'll have it.

[@riccia888]

Because of human greed

[@kenfrank2730]

Yes, I agree.

[@nonameavailable7914]

Be honest. It's so no one else can

[@lookingglass9175]

Do not rebuild. So disgusting to see all these multi million dollar homes lined up on once beautiful pristine beaches. Shame on humans.

[@fretsward2225]

Those humans are the chosen. The ownes of this country...

[@Rekoyl116]

shutup man, imagine your house burns down and you get told you cant rebuild it. fuck up

[@Salutimondo]

@@fretsward2225 The ones that put more effort into being successful than you lot

[@TheMW2informer]

One question, do YOU live there?

[@lookingglass9175]

@@TheMW2informer no I don’t

[@susantully1533]

Amazingly. Just like in Hawaii some houses are completely untouched while a pile of ruble is all around.

[@thesprintfairy]

That's what DEWs were designed for... Just keep walking, there's nothing to see here 🎉

[@musk-eteer9898]

fire pattern seem pin point accuracy

[@Fordgroup00]

Yeah, weird

[@Mutanttaint]

No it doesn't

[@bobej20]

Fire is random there is no pattern here , save the foil hat for another day.

[@jimbo1637]

Nope, it's just that some homes are built well enough not to catch in the first place.

[@Wyzerwizardness79]

Selective fire pattern. Hmmmm

[@eudilynrosas9080]

The houses is near at sea it can save to stop the fire.

[@margaretasaarenpaa4239]

It's about building materials what burns and what is still standing.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

Yes, it's interesting to see homes that have been destroyed next to homes that are still intact on the same stretch of beach.

[@Kevinyim7]

That big house still standing on the coastline at 0:56 is the house of Grant Cardone. It survived because it was built more recently with the most up-to-date fire precautions

[@gabriel9668]

what up to date fire precautions?

[@le9051]

Sounds similar to the house on the panhandle of Florida after the hurricane Michael came through everything was devastated except one house

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Gavin gonna force him to sell somehow.

[@Sammyli99]

Nah he is in the club, thats why.

[@peterpaulissen2690]

In 2917 we had similar fires in Knysna, South Africa. We feel for everyone affected, know the terrible pain. Stay strong.

[@charleswhitford2026]

How? Your houses backyard is literally water.

[@BUFFDgaming]

it is questionable I mean u could goto home depot and buy 10 pumps and pump water .. who knows maybe 4 some its a way out

[@Jaco3688]

Front yard

[@longjonsilvers802]

Guess the front isn’t

[@colmodriscoll6883]

Do you live some where in the south? Honest question?

[@billlong8385]

Burning embers falling from the fire on the hillside could easily ignite the beachfront buildings. The newer buildings built to updated fire codes (especially roofs and building materia) could survive. Many of the places along the water are old by SoCal standards, being built in the 1920-1940 timeframe.

[@gailstout7179]

Too many homes crammed in every square foot of land! Crazy

[@DavidtheSwarfer]

yeah, when you rebuild, build further apart! The lots in Pacific Palisades are insanely narrow and the houses went right up to the fence lines, much too close together.

[@omnigeddon]

A wealthy family in Kern County, known for controlling much of California's water supply, is facing criticism for prioritizing profits over public safety. By limiting water access and demanding payment for its use, they've allegedly hindered efforts to prevent and fight wildfires. Some argue this deliberate control over water resources has played a more significant role in the devastation than other commonly blamed factors like homelessness or activism."

[@philipmcauley9416]

The Resnicks?

[@nadogrl]

But our state government has diverted the Sacramento River into the Pacific for DECADES! No new reservoirs, that we voted for and are taxed for. Bullet train to and from nowhere. Stop voting Democrat!

[@DRventura333]

@@philipmcauley9416 from what the news reporter mentioned in another station, Yes Stewart and Lynda

[@philipmcauley9416]

@DRventura333 They are terrible humans and they also own Fiji water I think. The Dollop podcast did an episode on them a cpl of years back.

[@thesprintfairy]

You better be Roth's child or his friend... 🎉

[@mikevp5303]

million dollar homes and you don't have a pump to pump sea water on to your house.... own fault

[@DRventura333]

it's too difficult for some with uber wealth to think logically for their safety

[@cruzanmongoose]

A lot of the houses burned because they made everybody evacuate, hard to pump water when you were forced out, not to mention the different materials used in the construction makes a big difference whether a house burns down and another house doesn't. I bet most of those houses on the coast started burning form just one ember that ignited on some part of the structures, nobody was there to put them out so the fire jumped to other houses.

[@Grebnednavwehttam]

They have money so they are to blame? Another jealous ridiculous illogical pos

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

It's most likely illegal. Made illegal so the property can be burned out and seized. They write the laws that make it legal to steal your property. Then they create the situation disguised as an Act of God. Newsom gonna get paid!

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

It's called complacency; won't happen to me.

[@RelocatetoOmaha]

Praying for all...hoping everyone remains safe.

[@jimmurphy834]

If only there were some water nearby this could have been avoided

[@charleswhitford2026]

Yea bro, a simple sump pump and garden hose would of done alot of help. Also running heavy equipment with tracks to smother the fire would of helped. But hey who needs to think let's just watch.

[@EdDunkle]

dumping seawater on landscapes destroys them for decades

[@someoneelse.2252]

@@EdDunkle : Says EdDunkle the expert.

[@joysboy6588]

@charleswhitford2026: "a simple sump pump and garden hose would have done a lot of help......" You're absolutely spot on pal. I looked at the situation & the first thing I asked was, "why and as a community, aren't ALL the people that own these beach side properties, stood outside their properties (24/7 if needs be), with hose pipes, dampening/flooding the road & pavement, outside of their homes. These people have ALL got money. If they didn't have hose pipes, rush out & get one, ladders to, to protect their properties from the embers, flying around in the air, landing of roofs (ladders t help dampen the roofs) & travelling towards their properties across the road & pavement. Taking things to the extreme, they didn't even have to hold the hose pipe. They just needed to leave them running, directly outside their homes, to flood the road/pavement to neutralize the embers. If they had worked together & done just that, they would have helped themselves massively. A very poor reflection of community spirit, common sense, & camaraderie shown and in front of the world's media, from this section of society, within L.A. To the extent, that (sometimes) I find it hard to feel sorry for those that no longer have these beach side properties because it really have to be like this, OR, end like this to them....🇬🇧

[@EFIL4NAISREP]

@@someoneelse.2252 Ever heard of corrosion?

[@tjts1]

The houses between PCH and the ocean should not be rebuilt. Reopen the beaches to the public. This is an opportunity to take back our beaches!

[@2nd2ight2eer]

These beaches are all public access.

[@tjts1]

@2nd2ight2eer I see you've never been to Malibu 🤣

[@SurfCityBill]

@@2nd2ight2eer They are supposed to be. Homeowners block them off and put up fake No Parking signs.

[@lorewilhelm9182]

They like to keep the poor and middle class out of their 'Private' beach. On Point Dume the homeowners lock a high chain link gate so only they can access the stairs that go down to the beach. ( A nice cove ) They are very serious about it. They give homeowners a key that CANNOT be copied. (So that the homeowners can't give one to friends and then friends of friends) My sister owned a home at the entrance street to Point Dume. She took me down there once and it was bizarre. I lived in W.L.A. I asked her, "How can they do this-you can't own the beach." She just shrugged her shoulders. My sister moved after a year.

[@eddieg6436]

The beaches ALREADY ARE open to the public!!!

[@TeraGreene1]

PCH was such a staple of my freedom when I got my first car at 18. I would drive my Acura RSX up and down, hitting stops, visiting friends, making memories on the beaches. I was a jr. Guard for beaches and harbours. PCH was my gateway to Santa Barbara when I went to university there. I’m 41 and moved to Canada in 2014, and I am gutted by what I’ve been seeing. Please stay safe out there. So sad. 😢❤

[@FirstLast-dy4gt]

Thanks for sharing your memories

[@TeraGreene1]

@@FirstLast-dy4gt Thank you for taking the time to read and reply. Much gratitude to you. May goodness find you. 💜

[@grahamfloyd3451]

Make that area a public park.

[@mikegarrens5286]

The ocean water is literally blocks away from the fire! 💦 🔥

[@user-pe1el5vs4c]

So thankful to ride up and down that part of the PCH shoreline and see all those nice homes and meet some down to earth ppl from there. So legendary. 💔

[@unsimkim2064]

Reminds me Hawaii. Soooooo sad for many people. Could been prevent it. Praying for you California. 😢

[@jaym5938]

Seems almost impossible how the fire 'targeted' certain homes while those standing right next door remain completely undamaged. The rainy season is near approaching - mudslides.

[@mikejohn0088]

If they "allow" a rainy season ---the barometric pressure has remained a constant 30 for months.

[@ehnoobsemaj7774]

How was the fire so selective? And by the ocean

[@bradlong7941]

D.E.W.?

[@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398]

Tornadoes are said to skip over houses while devastating entire neighborhoods.

[@ehnoobsemaj7774]

@bradlong7941 that's what I'm thinking, the pure neglect of the area and then the fact that only specific areas are burned. How do cars melt but trees 5 to 10 feet aways still have green. It might even be another government. Warfare changes, what better way to cause chaos

[@ehnoobsemaj7774]

@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 yeah, but that's not fire

[@mr.elastomeric1787]

Asphalt roofs are made from Oil; one ember and boom burn from the top down. Now if you had a concrete or metal roof those embers would burn out. Or blow onto a wooden deck than ignite.

[@RogerHruska-x7x]

More questions than answers😮

[@mmadchef808]

Yeah if you don’t have a functioning brain.

[@headlesschicken99]

Devestating fires can go around and dodge buildings selectively??

[@echolude]

At this time empathy for those who hoard public access to beaches is very low.

[@APS_Inc]

All of these beaches are public access. Celebrity spotting on Malibu beach is very common, as are stairs and pathways from the road to the beach. You can't own a private beach in California.

[@zsuzsablom8731]

Entitlement and hubris.

[@tonydess3992]

Every square inch appears to be covered wow

[@Daisy-d7u3t]

@@APS_Incyou must not be from SoCal. They make it such a hostile environment. Sometimes even calling cops on people of color. Yea that’s privilege.

[@lustrousandlovely6847]

Youre a cold hearted ass*****. Theres no such thing as a private beach. No one is hogging anything. Everyone here deserves empathy rich or poor. Its a tragedy to everyone.

[@TRAVIESO_NA]

i was on zillow looking at these homes like a few months ago, and they were all so expensive in the 6-10-40 million dollar range, especially the sea side ones

[@kelleynoni9758]

They are rich people, Rich people who lose their houses get no pity.

[@dozzer009]

⁠​⁠@@kelleynoni9758 Such an insensitive comment. Not everyone who lost their homes were rich. Some people purchased their homes long before this area became affluent.

[@R53Hole]

How much are they now?

[@moxymaxx5350]

@@kelleynoni9758you are a jealous person. Get to work you may accomplish something.

[@b1jama916]

question ??how did a WILDFIRE cross the pacific highway without burning houses that were on the slopes??

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

That looks suspicious as hell. Homes on the water burned but the ones across the street didn't????

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

Everything is suspicious if your dumb enough to buy every conspiracy theory can't wait for you to start saying it was lizard men bc the street didn't burn. Fking clown

[@island97]

Hella sus.

[@arturturk5926]

Depends where the fire jumped the road, and which way the wind was blowing, it was blowing toward the beach away from those other buildings

[@Teeveepicksures]

Not really if you have an above room temperature IQ

[@alexandraharkins]

Hot ash drops and creates spot fires that spread...

[@Strange_Brew]

Now you can see the beautiful ocean. I hope the don’t rebuild..

[@kaunas88]

There must have been some industrial strength corruption that allowed these houses to be built on such a small beach thus destroying it. Beaches like this should be open to the public and nature and not wrecked so developers can make millions.

[@bipolarpunt5721]

A man's entire street burnt down except his house. He used a garden hose and put out little fires, on his house and property. He said there were zero fire trucks.

[@deathmetaldave]

This was deliberate

[@gracetheday]

This can’t be true unless he had firefighter gear on all that fire and smoke around you will kill you

[@bipolarpunt5721]

@@gracetheday There a news article about, FKtard, he did put on a mask and helmut. Its in a video crystal clear, idiot.

[@SCM0NDT]

He did not have insurance.... While the others were relying on it....a.k.a insurance fraud ?

[@bipolarpunt5721]

Duh, he put out the little fires before fire gear was required. He had a Covid mask on to filter the outside smoke. If Im lieing to you why is his house the only one left?

[@SirBobertThe3rd]

How does a wild fire become so selective in which home it destroys? Look at the roads and houses surrounding those damaged.. it doesn't make any sense to me how they look totally unscathed.

[@onion6foot]

Looks like arson to me. So where did the embers/fire come from?

[@wozal335]

God.

[@yoshy4072]

Sometimes it can be roof material type, cedar shakes, clay, steel, asphalt shingles etc.

[@cara7356]

The concrete homes didn't burn. Concrete can't burn.

[@AFAskygoddess]

DEI

[@jenaccess4luv]

I wonder why these homeowners didn't have sprinkling systems inside and out.

[@Courtjowhite]

How on earth does it skip houses?! That’s crazy

[@Xoman08]

Houses are skipped because the houses not burn are made of non flammable materials, especially the roof.

[@THerath361]

That's called 'Karma'

[@richardspencer4901]

DEW

[@daphnekivinen9482]

​@@THerath361God

[@knoelle1357]

Same reason it doesn’t burn trees but incinerated entire homes. Look up direct energy/microwave weapons. I didn’t want to believe these things could happen but they do.

[@davidb3917abc]

HOw does fire cross the street and not damage plenty of houses?

[@PrettyFLY4aWiFi.]

The wind blows fire ambers around and where they land 🔥

[@Sammyli99]

Waits for the Traffic Light to change and then on the all cear, strides accross.

[@niks8892]

Direct Energy Weapons are a hell of a thing. You can pinpoint the homes you want gone from space.

[@NWguy83]

They already arrested a suspected arsonist

[@semperfi6801]

@@NWguy83 Suspected but wasn't enough evidence to say he had done anything but he was getting ready to. Unless he was superman, he couldn't have started five fires many miles apart from each other.

[@rachelstone632]

Natural fires don't burn in perfect rectangular spaces.

[@mjblue84]

Exactly!!!!!!!!

[@CarnivoreHipposinBikinis]

Get an education. Man makes perfect rectangles. If the neighbours house is fire proof a wind blown ember will burn just one wooden house. I'm in Australia. Americans are so dumb. Stupid. Ignorant.

[@ColossalKingRecordings]

Right, silly people don’t understand that!

[@Sammyli99]

they do if you watching with a sat. "sign the document"..."no", "OK your house is done" fire dew alpha and beta". Next, "sign the document "OK"

[@iLLSHiNEz]

It's almost like specific houses were targeted with laser precision...

[@collectivelyfearless2196]

These are the most discriminatory wildfires I've ever seen.

[@Oscar-ve3ci]

Yeah !!! DEW 🛰️

[@bluepeach8376]

It's weird to see some ok and some just gone.

[@Wyzerwizardness79]

I see a crime of opportunity here. They had the opportunity so they torched them.

[@masterspin7796]

Those homes were going to be washed away in the near future too close to the water line...

[@johnranallo424]

"Too" close

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

No they weren't

[@davidmorad4405]

Excellent reporting Fox11!!

[@woobykal68]

If the fire didnt get these homes the ocean eventually would. Stupid place to build homes

[@bumpycompassroad7829]

So the fire pick and choose which homes to destroy on coast line

[@Svetlana_Chudinova]

smart fire, again!

[@PhilipMReeder]

Crazy how the homes at waters edge burnt, but all those on the other side of PCH seem untouched. I would heve thought all of those there would have gone up. Good to be North of the PCH I guess.

[@MajesticFlyLife]

It's wild searching Zillow for property values in Malibu while watching this. One home I saw was listed at 85 million.

[@BillyBJohnson]

It’s one of the most desirable places to live on earth

[@eddieg6436]

Beyoncé and Jay Z paid $200 million for a home up the street about 5-6 miles in Malibu in 2023 or 2024.

[@eddieg6436]

Another home sold for $225 million. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@marencruickshank]

Well those who still have their fire insurance will be able to cash out and build elsewhere.

[@rosealger]

🙄🫢🧐Donald Trump🤔 is a bad omen for America. He threatened to burn Palestine, but heaven's justice burned America. America, did not help (Pales.tine) and (Gaz.a). Many of their sons and wives died, their homes were burned, they became homeless and hungry. Today Americans find themselves homeless, suffering the same suffering as the (Pales.tinians). Where are the rich, famous and American politicians who did not support the children of (Pales.tine) Today Americans are suffering the same pain. This is heavenly justice. God is great. Ask Israel to help you rebuild. (Israe.l) will not support you because it only loves itself. My heart goes out to the children and women of America and to all those who have nothing to do with (Isra.el) Wake up Americans, you are being punished for supporting (Isra.el)

[@SLOAN3944]

Well now we can see the ocean again along there like it should've been all along❤

[@JoawMebs-im6ix]

Anyone in those buildings across the road in first few seconds now gets an amazing ocean view

[@BBV19583]

Just turn the shore line into parking lots and enjoy the ocean view!

[@zzygyy]

No. City and state need the tax revenue.

[@mattywho8485]

@@zzygyy So that's all that matters is tax dollars (that the gubment can waste away) ? I think that natural resources are WAY more important that houses built in the ocean.

[@zzygyy]

@@mattywho8485 tax dollars. Also jobs for the working class. How many different people needed to maintain those houses. How maids and nannies out of work. How many less "doordash" customers. how much lost revenue to local restaurants. These homes generate tax revenue to help with social services in the city. Income tax revenue from workers.

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

Never been so glad to live in the humble Antelope Valley in my life

[@johnhalfhill1360]

For those not familiar with Malibu , there used to much more beach than there is now. They began to shrink in the nineties.

[@FineFreddy5]

Only in California does a house burn down only 20 ft from the largest body of water on planet Earth.

[@johnhud2536]

Gaza

[@jamielunes1841]

Why I see trees still standing?

[@liana2136]

Because in these DEW fires, the things that should burn don't, and the things that shouldn't burn do. 🧐

[@mjay8055]

@@liana2136 Pretty much, precision fires from unnatural sources. The boosted majority will laugh as they always do, what a world

[@ShakespeareCafe]

The red tape and environmental impact reports required to rebuild on a fragile beach are going to make it cost prohibitive to rebuild there. Best for county to purchase all destroyed parcels and make them public beaches. These homes were grandfathered in. A vacant lot would be impossible to build on today. This is the reality of coastline development

[@bill_4359]

They will take the land and pay no one.

[@MugatuJag]

Those neighbors across the street got the view they always wanted.....😮

[@lakerboy72]

😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

[@georgewashington3555]

LA fire Department has Fire Boats that shoot Ocean Water and can put out fires. Why were they not used to put out fires of these ocean homes? Names of some of those Fire boats are S-143 Fireboat 2., Warner Lawrence Fireboat.. etc

[@eh1702]

Woman, why is it worse that the big beautiful homes (orB&Bs) are gone, rather than the homes of many, many more in densely populated trailer parks?

[@ecoro_]

Put aside the hatred towards people who lived there. If this is not firefighting/city mismanagement, I don't know what is. Their houses are literally right next to the water and other houses survived.

[@joannlarson6386]

Its just the natural beauty is now about a 20 million doller home and the first to shout climate change. looks like those homes changed the climate.

[@TruthNetwork316]

Leaders more focused on diversity than actual real problems.

[@g.m.8360]

Karma

[@MeMe-cz6pk]

There no hate, just disgust. You're forgetting who backed Newsom in his last campaign. Millionaires and Billionaires. Now that very backing is coming home to roost, which the Rich have their own properties smoldering. Its mismanagement and incompetence at its finest. Money does not buy intelligence or competence. This tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for California to invest in its water infrastructure and wildfire preparedness. Without swift action, the state risks facing even more devastating disasters in the future.

[@chiefjoseph8154]

Keep voting Democrat. That’ll fix it.

[@kanases]

Unbelievable and heartbreaking!! Watching from Canada, I was there in 2016 and loved the coastal drive, so sad to see so much devastation!

[@kelli6466]

They should not be allowed to rebuild those houses on the ocean and those perched precariously in the hills and on bluffs, it’s just too dangerous. The land needs to be wild and for everyone to enjoy.

[@thomking6553]

you live in a cave?

[@dwaynecoy1871]

Wait, if the house is too dangerous for those locations, how can the "public" enjoy those lots? That is just a foolish thing to say. Why does a house sitting on the rocks and next to the road have anything to do with the sand and water line? Answer, "it doesn't" as the beach was available to anyone who wanted to walk along it and swim in it if necessary.

[@Salutimondo]

@@dwaynecoy1871 Well said. Also how much extra taxes are these people advocating for "public" access willing to pay for the owners to be compensated.

[@BearDidIt]

Build concrete houses with water tanks underneath 😢 such carnage

[@robertroy6094]

Seems strange to me that the very expensive homes near the beach with all that water available burned to the ground...

[@Salutimondo]

The water was not on the land side where the firefighters were. Or did you expect the Fire Department to have a fleet of ships with water cannons insitu.