I have been watching fires around here for a week now.
Wednesday it turned dangerous with Westerly 65 mph winds.
Here is an earlier report..
This morning, the BBC World News broadcast around the world this story. Listen to this fire marshal tell you over three-hundred homes were engulfed (in flames).
Here is a recent photo:
I edited this thread because what I saw from the hilltop sure looked a lot different than what actually happened according to the News!