A firefighter driving a car in his department was caught in a wild landslide when Los Angeles fire sections were smashed by a powerful storm.
The damaged White Los Angeles Fire Station SUV was seen locked in the water after being pushed down the beachside hills by debris caught in a cascade of rain. ABC News on friday.
Visibly shaken fire station workers were seen appearing safely and climbing the hill.
“Fortunately, the members were able to leave his car and reach safely with minor injuries. He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution,” spokesman Eric Scott told the outlet. He spoke.
The burning terrain from last month's raging wildfires was overwhelmed by dangerous torrential rains that unleashed nearly 6.5 inches of rain on the area's “atmosphere river” on Thursday.
The bulldozer workers were seen in footage pushing the flow of sludge off the road as firefighters ran through almost hip-deep soaked in muddy water.
A serious thunderstorm with gusts of winds of 70 mph also hit the county, potentially causing a tornado near Oxnard, California, about 60 miles from Los Angeles.
Authorities issued evacuation warnings for parts of the fire burning zone on Thursday, including areas that were devastated by the Pallisard and Eton fires. All schools in Malibu were also closed on Thursdays and Fridays.
