The life-threatening windstorm exploded into a crisis even worse than predicted, with embers flying an estimated two to three miles ahead of the fire.

Small Airborne Embers Play a Big Role in the Spread of Wildfires While authorities still don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames ...

It's the ember cast that can fly a mile or two in front and will land on a property or go in somebody's attic and burn homes from the top down.” Gusts hit dangerously high speeds in areas that ...

“When embers hit your home, they circulate in almost a rotor vortex that sets up in your home in these high wind events that come with wildfires,” said Ian Giammanco, a managing director at IBHS.

Those rocketing embers eventually pushed west from Eaton Canyon into central Altadena, scorching a path of destruction that seemed unimaginable even in a community familiar to wildfire.

While authorities still don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames have spread: embers. At least 24 people have died in the fires ...

While authorities still don't know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames have spread: embers. At least 24 people have died in the fires that ...

While authorities still don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know one clear way the flames have spread: embers. At least 24 people have died in the fires ...