A reporter was visibly stunned by a man’s bizarre reaction to the wildfires in Los Angeles and his wild theory about what caused them.
Fox 11 was reporting on the Sunset Fire on the evening of Jan. 8 when a man crashed the newscast to ask why there were flames in the sky. The man walked right into the frame and interrupted the broadcast.
“Why is there a fire happening right now?” he asked, as seen in a video shared on X. He pointed to the sky in an apparent state of confusion. The reporter was clearly caught off guard by his question. It’s unclear if the man was mocking the situation or if he was genuinely oblivious about the devastating Palisades Fires. Moments later, the man blamed “the gay people” for the blaze.
Fox 11 LA newscaster was asked by random man why the fires started and his answer is sending me 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/5MnggUJdhX
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) January 9, 2025
The live interaction between the reporter and the unknown man was as confusing as it was unusual.
When posed with the odd question about why there was a fire happening, the reporter said she didn’t know the cause of them, then stumbled as she tried to make sense of the man’s response.
“Uh … there are multiple fires that are taking place,” she said.
The cameraman let out an audible laugh.
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 08: A home in the Highland neighborhood burns in the Palisades Fire, on January 8, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades community of Los Angeles, California. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds are burning across Los Angeles County. Five people have been killed, over 25,000 acres have burned, and 30,000 people have been evacuated. (Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)
“You’re in the news, though, you’re supposed to know!” the man exclaimed. The reporter explained that nobody knows how the fires started, but the man immediately volunteered his own apparent explanation as to why Los Angeles was up in flames.
“I think it’s all the, all the … gay people in L.A.!” he said. (RELATED: Celebrities Share Crazy Footage, Frantic Updates As Wildfires Consume Their Homes)
The outlet’s staffers quickly condemned the comment, with one of them saying it was “unacceptable” as the camera quickly shifted away from him and efforts were made to dismiss the awkward moment.
It’s still not clear if the dude was messing around, or if he really thought the cause of the fires was some sort of punishment for the gay population in Los Angeles.
