WATCH: Fawn attempts to flee Los Angeles wildfire, viral video leaves the Internet in tears
A second wildfire, the Eaton Fire, erupted Tuesday night in the hills above Altadena, in northern Los Angeles County.
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A second wildfire, the Eaton Fire, erupted Tuesday night in the hills above Altadena, in northern Los Angeles County, leading to evacuation orders (Image source: @JWheelertv/X)On Wednesday, multiple fires raging across Los Angeles County destroying over 1,000 structures triggered evacuation orders and warnings. Social media has been flooded with chilling videos of the Palisades wildfire rapidly spreading, capturing the terrifying scale of the blaze. Now, a heart-breaking video of a fawn fleeing the wildfire has left the Internet in tears.
The viral clip shows a fawn running frantically across the road in an attempt to escape the spreading blaze. The video also captures heavy smoke and several vehicles parked in the area. Sharing the video, an X handle @JWheelertv wrote, “Heartbreaking @NBCLA footage shows a deer running through Altadena as a wildfire burns over 10,000 acres.”
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Heartbreaking @NBCLA footage shows a deer running through Altadena as a wildfire burns over 10,000 acres. pic.twitter.com/kBMeoa38SP
— Jacob Wheeler (@JWheelertv) January 8, 2025
With over two million views, the video ignited a wave of sorrowful reactions. “I want to cry someone please save her,” a user wrote. “Poor babies. It is always those with the smallest voices that pay the highest price,” another user commented.
“poor baby looks so confused and scared. ugh heartbreaking,” a third user said.
On Wednesday, a video of two men trapped with their dog in a house surrounded by the Pacific Palisades Fire emerged on social media. According to reports, they were rescued shortly.
As per a report in Reuters, over 100,000 people were directed to evacuate as strong, dry winds, akin to hurricane-force, disrupted firefighting efforts and fueled the spread of the fires, which have engulfed thousands of acres since Tuesday.
A second wildfire, the Eaton Fire, erupted Tuesday night in the hills above Altadena, in northern Los Angeles County, leading to evacuation orders. The blaze has claimed the lives of five people and, by Wednesday afternoon, had ruined at least 10,600 acres, officials said, as reported by CBS News.
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