Four major wildfires in L.A. occurred at the same time... "Armageddon, Out of Control"

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Amid the spread of wildfires along the coast of Los Angeles, four major wildfires have occurred at the same time, spiraling out of control.

At least two people have been killed and tens of thousands have been evacuated so far, and analysts say climate change has caused California wildfires in January.

This is Washington correspondent Hong Sang-hee.

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A rising sun in a black cloud colors the Los Angeles sky with an eerie red light.

At 160 km/h, a red firehorse from sky to ground hit the entire village in devil's wind.

Houses are helplessly burned down, and vehicles are also engulfed in flames with explosions.

The wildfire, which started in Pacific Palisades on the coast of Los Angeles on the morning of the 7th local time, quickly spread to Malibu and Ventura due to strong winds.

Desperate to escape the fire, residents say this is the worst, catastrophic, "Armageddon."

[Kimberly Devane / Wildfire Victim: Armageddon. I'm driving out of a war-like place now and I don't know what to say. I'm lost for words. I don't even know how I can recover.]

To make matters worse, four major wildfires have occurred at the same time, including Eaton, Hurst and Woodley, killing two people and burning more than a thousand buildings so far.

[Anthony Marrone / LA County Fire Chief: The fire continues to be 0% contained. Unfortunately, two civilian deaths of unknown cause have now been reported.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency and President Joe Biden said he would provide all the support needed at the federal level.

Experts point to climate change as the cause of the January wildfires, which are classified as the rainy season in California.

[Linden Fronto / Chief Fire Officer, European Forest Research Institute: Winter is warmer or drier, and summer is hotter and drier. Eventually, there's a combination of much more extreme fires that you haven't seen at any other time, whether it's December or January.]

Wildfires that started off the coast of L.A. are spreading out of control, but strong winds are expected to continue in the coming days, raising fears of further damage.

I'm Hong Sang-hee from Washington.