Loud piercing sound to residents during a tsunami were activated. and the new york times says according to the firefighters, the fire hydrants ran dry. we re also hearing more stories of what it took to survive a fire that travelled at one mile per minute. 19-year-old noah tumkinson and his brother, milo, and his mom raced to their cars, as the fire spread. they were caught in traffic. they did the one thing they thought would save their live, escape to the ocean. here are some of those moments rngs beginning with noah speaking with his brother, milo. you re going to be okay, milo. milo, your mask is dirty. holy [ bleep ]. yeah, just wash it. keeping your phone dry.
Thank you. my phone is toast. we re through the worst of it. we re going to be okay. i m joined now by 19-year-old noah tumkinson and his dad, david. noah, when the fires hit your neighborhood, you were with your mom, you were with your younger brother, milo. how quickly did you realize you needed to get out of there? within it was about five to ten minutes from when we smelled and saw the smoke over the hillside over up on that big mountain. wow, that fast? it was about that fast, yeah. and you got into a vehicle, i know, but there was a lot of traffic. was it how close was the fire when you were actually in your car?