Thread by @bri_sacks

📸 from the aftermath of the #Woolseyfire, which has now spread to 70,000 acres, in Malibu

Found out my old softball coach stayed behind to save his house and “got his eyes messed up,” Mark Lukan, his neighbor who also stayed to fight for awhile, said.

“I was looking at the flames shooting up in the air and it looked like a monster taking over,” so he bailed

Many residents here have horses and only had an hour or so to evacuate. The roads were clogged and so they went to the beach for safety. Many animals were still there, tied up and eating their breakfast Saturday morning

Steve Lentz, an animal rescue volunteer, is here with Paw Works to come help the frightened evacuees. He lost his house in the Thomas Fire last year, so he understands the pain and shock

Steve said they’re trying to find the humans for these two llamas. One was left behind and one was found. The white one has some songs marks on his legs, he said

More sad Malibu llama content because we all need more llamas in our lives

/1 This was also crazy. I saw Cassandra Reyes and her dad rolling a car tire down the road this morning and then passed by them again. She said they hit a rock while trying to evacuate yesterday, got a flat tire, and then walked to the fire station for help.

Firefighters were slammed so they walked the 1.5 miles back to their home and rode out the fire. 6 am Saturday morning, they used an old truck tire and rolled it the 1.5 miles back to their car, changed it, and were able to leave. Cassandra is 15 and it’s just her and her dad ❤️

Little restaurant in Malibu again caught fire :(

From earlier today: while the winds have calmed, it’s still incredibly dry and spot fires keep popping back up in Malibu. These firefighters hopped out, ran over, and put out flames on this garden house thing

Here is a very good, but slightly stressed beach doggo. His humans can’t go home yet and are figuring out what to do

Fyi: There are many Malibu residents who lost homes/ stayed behind, some camped at Zuma Beach w/ animals. No power, water, food, cell service. 0 aid or resource groups on the ground rn bc roads are closed-If any press or groups are in the area and can bring food/water it’s needed

Firefighters and police also exhausted and would love some food donated if people are in the Malibu area. It’s a bit cut off from everything and sparse in terms of aid

Update: Some Red Cross volunteers at a #WoosleyFire shelter in Thousand Oaks gave me bars and water to bring in 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Update update: sheriff deputies here said they are clearing out Zuma beach camping spot and other residents tonight and imploring people to leave and go to area shelters or elsewhere so there should not be as many Malibu people here tomorrow am 🙏🏻

And some other good news. This firefighter on Malibu Canyon said that they took advantage of the quieter winds and have started making a fire line, which means they’re working on containment #WolseyFire

They were also very stoked for water