Watch | Hikers Caught off Guard As Smoke and Flames Engulf Los Angeles | California Wildfire

Multiple massive wildfires are tearing across the Los Angeles area with devastating force.One group of hikers were surprised by the smoke and flames as they walked along a hillside to meditate. The video they shot shows them fleeing the scene.The flames drove residents to make desperate escapes from burning homes through ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke. At least two people have died and numerous have been injured.Thousands of firefighters are battling at least three separate blazes in the metropolitan area, from the Pacific Coast inland to Pasadena, home of the famed Rose Parade.Images of the devastation showed luxurious homes that had collapsed in a whirlwind of flaming embers. n18oc_world n18oc_crux