Brit reveals family home ‘looks like an atomic bomb hit it’ after ‘apocalyptic’ LA wildfire – as he hails ‘hero’ wife

The wildfire, the largest and most destructive in the region, forced a frantic evacuation.

Started: 10.29pm on Tuesday in Sylmar

Size: 850 acres

Containment: 10 per cent

Injuries: None reported

Summary: The blaze broke out near the interstate on the fringe of the city of San Fernando. It is not thought to have damaged any homes so far.

Lidia fire:

Started: 6.18pm on Tuesday in Altadena near Eaton Canyon

Size: 10,000 acres

Containment: Zero per cent

Injuries: Five dead, unknown number of injuries

Evacuations: Some 100,000 people under evacuation orders

Summary: The Eaton fire spread rapidly and quickly threatened homes in the area more densely populated than Palisades.

Sunset fire:

Andrew Stalbow, who has lived in the area since 2008, said the blaze left his neighbourhood looking like “an atomic bomb’s hit it.”

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His wife, Emma, took to Instagram to share the couple’s terrifying ordeal, describing scenes of “helicopters, thick black smoke, and howling winds.”

Palisades fire:

LA wildfires by the numbers

THERE are five main fires which have hit LA over the last two days and are now threatening the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents.

Mr Stalbow revealed the emotional toll of losing not only his “amazing home” but also treasured belongings, including pictures of his late grandfather.

A BRIT dad has shared the devastation his family faces after their home in Pacific Palisades was destroyed in an “apocalyptic” wildfire.

Take That star Mark Owen and his family, for instance, were forced to flee their Los Angeles home as wildfires rip through Southern California.

Here’s a list of the key facts for each of the blazes:

“I don’t recognize anything,” he told Sky News.

Five people have died as uncontrolled wildfires engulf Los Angeles

At least 130,000 have been evacuated and schools have closed

Nearly 400,000 homes are left without power as over 2,000 buildings destroyed and 30,000 acres burned

Firefighters are “maxed out” and reportedly running out of water

Harrowing footage shows the city up in flames

Celebrity homes have been torched, including A-listers like Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, and Anthony Hopkins

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“My wife… there’s a real hero of this. I think we’re all just thankful that we’re alive and, most of all, my friends are fine, but everyone’s lives have been ruined and destroyed.”

“It hasn’t just hit one house, it’s hit everybody. The whole village, schools, restaurants, everything we’ve got is turned to dust, and it looks like an atomic bomb’s hit it.”

Started: 6.00pm Wednesday

Size: 60 to 100 acres

Containment: Zero per cent

Injuries: Unknown

Evacuations: Orders issued for parts of Hollywood, but since lifted

Summary: The Sunset fire has burned some of the most iconic LA real estate including Sunset Boulevard. It has also threatened Hollywood Boulevard and the iconic Hollywood sign and Hollywood Bowl.

Hurst fire:

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