DULLES, Va. ( DC News Now ) — As wildfires continue to spread across southern California, a flight from Los Angeles International Airport touched down on Wednesday evening at Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Virginia with people eager to escape the flames.
While not everyone on the flight was in the evacuation zone, or even close to the Los Angeles region’s most devastating areas, some had to evacuate.
That includes the Wu family, who live in Maryland and were on vacation near Pasadena when the wildfires worsened.
“You see a spark really far away and then all of a sudden the wind took it and the fire just grew,” said Stefan Wu, who traveled with his wife and two sons. “Just came down like a snake.”
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Wu shared photos and videos with DC News Now of his journey back home to the D.C. area. It included a stop on a California highway to help first responders clear debris off the road — a fallen tree due to high winds.