torched, making the campfire, what it is called, one of the deadliest, most destructive in state history. the town of paradise hit hardest. officials say 90% of the homes were destroyed there. meantime, two other fires are wreaking havoc in the los angeles area, south of that first fire we mentioned. the entire town of malibu. home to some of hollywood s biggest celebrities is almost completely abandoned. we have correspondents standing by in two areas seeing the most damage from these fires right now, dan simon is in paradise, in northern california where the flames have consumed nearly an entire community. dan, what is the latest? reporter: well hi, fred. the level and scale of destruction is unlike anything we ve ever seen in the state of california. where we are here, this kind of gives you an idea of the kinds of things we re seeing. you can see cars that have just