Videos Show Malibu Beach Homes Reduced to Fiery Rubble As California Wildfires Rage on: 'Total Destruction'

Entire blocks of buildings are engulfed in flames as he wildfires ravaging areas of Los Angeles continue to advance uncontained. Different videos circulating on social media show vehicles going through streets where all buildings have been reduced to rubble after being consumed by fire.

In one of them, a person riding what seems to be a firetruck comments in disbelief: "This is the most wild thing I've ever seen." Another one adds that many of the houses burning down probably cost millions of dollars.

At least two people have died and 1,000 structures have been destroyed by the wildfires, said the Los Angeles County fire chief in the latest update. Tens of thousands of people are under evacuation orders and over 13,000 structures are under threat, authorities said. Evacuation orders include the Pacific Palisades neighborhood near the sea, areas north of Pasadena and parts of the San Fernando Valley.

Local officials have warned that the danger could escalate as wind gusts were peaking at speeds up to 100 miles per hour, fueling the flames and increasing the risk to nearby communities. Some evacuees abandoned their cars on narrow roads in the chaos after authorities urged them to run. A posterior report showed a bulldozer moving cars away from a road after their drivers left them. "They took the keys and just started running," says a KTLA5 reporter from the scene."

The L.A. Times reported that firefighters battling the fires are finding hydrants dry, with a spokesman from the Department of Water and Power acknowledging the issue. He said he did not have details on the amount of hydrants in that situation, and the DWP added in a statement that crews were working to "ensure the availability of water supplies."

President Joe Biden, who has been briefed regularly on the situation, urged residents to stay alert and follow the guidance of local authorities. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized funds to assist in the firefighting efforts.