As of Thursday, the Palisades fire had reached 15,000 acres, spreading to Malibu and Topanga and torching homes and restaurants along the Pacific Coast Highway. One resident told the Washington Examiner ’s video producer Natasha Sweatte that his community is coming together in this time of crisis.

Wildfires have devastated a celebrity-filled neighborhood in Los Angeles, destroying homes, canceling major industry events, and ravaging a high school featured in movies like ‘Carrie’ and ‘Freaky Friday.

A Pacific Palisades resident returned to his mobile home on Jan. 8 to find only rubble and burnt out cars.