Altadena residents Jeffrey and Cheryll Ku shared harrowing footage of their Jan. 7 escape from their home as the Eaton Fire approached.

The Kus are among Los Angeles residents forced to flee from the wildfires that tore through the city. On social media, the Kus described the experience as “34 minutes of pure terror.”

“The Eaton fire had just started in the hillside above us and we had to act FAST,” Jeffrey Ku wrote in an Instagram post. “Winds gusting, no electricity, we grabbed what we could. I took videos of the fire between trips to the car and I never would have imagined how quickly the conditions could get worse. By the time we left, smoke had filled the air making it hard to breath [sic], embers flying everywhere, and the sky was bright orange.”

Vehicles and a house burn as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate from the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, Jan. 8, 2025. (Reuters/David Swanson)

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