Before-and-after photos show the devastating destruction in Malibu as the California wildfires rage on
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Nov 13, 2018, 04:50 IST
Malibu is home to some of the nation's most expensive properties.
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A home on Billionaire's Beach recently sold for $110 million, marking the priciest home sale in LA County history.
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Today, the city's oceanfront properties have been reduced to charred remains.
Woolsey is the worst fire to hit Malibu since the Corral Fire in 2007, which burned more than 4,900 acres and destroyed 53 homes.
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On Friday, all of the city's residents were told to evacuate their homes.
Residents of Point Dume and Encinal Canyon were told to either boil water or use water bottles to drink, cook, and brush their teeth.
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Before the flames started, Malibu's Zuma Beach hosted its typical share of tourists and locals.
As the fire began to spread, the beach quickly teemed with evacuees, who brought their belongings and animals.
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Mulholland Highway, a popular route that connects to many regional parks, looked peaceful and pristine before the blaze.
By Sunday, the road was littered with debris and toppled power lines.
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Homes on Dune Drive stood tall before the fire.
On Friday, many were burned to the ground.
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The low-lying homes on Wandermere Road were once shaded by a canopy of trees.
Now, all that's left in some areas is scorched land and ruined belongings.
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High-up mansions have also been destroyed near Malibu Lake.
Firefighters have been working nonstop to contain the flames, which were approaching the Salvation Army camps in Malibu Creek State Park on Saturday.
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Local authorities have deployed water and flame retardant to try and quell the fire.
"Malibu is a really small community and gets a bad rap for being this kind of elitist, snobby place, and it's exactly the opposite," one local told the LA Times.