Laguna Beach Firestorm IV
Richard Leavitt, far right, stands on the roof with two of his neighbors unable to use the hoses because the water ran out.
Laguna Beach Firestorm V
Richard Leavitt wipes the tears away caused by the smoke and soot in the air. The fire rages down the hill to his neighborhood in the background.
Laguna Beach Firestorm II
This is the house that the firefighters in picture before this one are working on. All of the house is gone. The strategy at this point is to work on containing the fire because the structure is gone.
Laguna Beach Firestorm III
This is sort of ironic. The house is gone, yet the front yard faucet is blasting away.
Laguna Beach Firestorm VI
The fire reached downtown Laguna Beach as people were evacuating.
Laguna Beach Firestorm VII
Downtown traffic almost looks normal until you look up and see the hillside covered in flames.
