Aaron Samson captured the moment he escaped the Pacific Palisades Fire with his father-in-law after police ordered everyone to abandon their vehicles. The pair struggled to get away as smoke blanketed the area.

Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of fleeing residents along. Aaron Samson positioned his

Katya Meyer has lived in Pacific Palisades almost her entire life. Tuesday was one of the most surreal days she's had there.

The Los Angeles area wildfires have forced more than 100,000 people from their homes. Aaron Samson and his 83-year-old father-in-law, who has Parkinson's disease, escaped on foot from the Palisades Fire after they were forced to get out of their car.