Really cool time lapse footage of the Harris Fire over night and many hours of daylight
Orange smoke filled sky over Swami’s Beach
Scary smoky sky
Footage from Irvine Blvd
October 21, 2007
October 21, 2007
Looking East from San Marcos at the smoke created by both the Coronado Hills fire and the Palomar Mountain fire.
This is a timelapse video of the fire that destroyed 4 mansions in Malibu, CA on Jan. 8, 2007, including the home of Suzanne Somers. The camera was on timelapse to capture the sunset, but ended up catching smoke from the beginning of the fire as well.
Malibu fire civilian report
Malibu fire civilian report
Malibu fire civilian report
Malibu fire civilian report
Malibu fire civilian report
Malibu fire civilian report
Malibu fire civilian report
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