Street Walker: Up in smoke

Like a volcano

As you might know, we’re having a little problem keeping ourselves from catching on fire these days. This is the Station Fire, about 11 miles away in La Cañada Flintridge as I left the house around 10 am at the top of my street.

Same view two hours later

Just two hours later, shot from the same place.

Fire Day

Awesome accidental shot from the bus.

Fire Day

One hour later after that, in Los Feliz, looking more like a mushroom cloud.

Fire Day

A little poof rises above the rest, near Vista Hermosa Park.

Fire Day

Another awesome accidental shot, this time from my bike.

Fire Day

A few hours later in Angelino Heights, suddenly taking up the whole horizon as helicopters swarm overhead.

Fire Day

Over Glendale Blvd. in Echo Park. By now the fire had tripled in size.

Fire Day

And finally, the same spot in which we began, about nine hours later. Now the smoke is thick and black…and you can see flames.

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  • Jill
    Amazing photos, especially the one taken from above Glendale Blvd.
  • dang. it's a whole mountain!
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