Trevor Hughes, “‘Like the gates of hell opened up’: Thousands Fled Paradise ahead of Camp Fire” (2018)

“The burned-out wrecks of abandoned cars lining the roads out of this once-picturesque mountain town bear silent witness to residents’ frantic efforts escape the hellish advance of the raging Camp Fire.

“Tires melted down to their steel belts. Windows blown out. Paint evaporated. Rims liquefied and then solidified after running down the pavement. Fire leaping across the road.

‘It just looked like Dante’s Inferno,’ said evacuee John Yates, 65. ‘Black and red was all you could see.’” — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, November 10, 2018

Read more about the fire here.